Posaune

[poˈzaʊ̯nə]

/[poˈzaʊ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Posaune” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,811
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Blechblasinstrument mit einem Zug^([12]) zum Verändern des Tones

Corpus desk

Index DE-posaune · Posaune · German

Posaune · rank #28,811 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,811
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Poren

Nearest frequency peer: Poren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Posaune“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Posaune“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Posaune vs Posaunen
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Posaune
PropertyValue
HeadwordPosaune
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈzaʊ̯nə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,811
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Posaune“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Posauneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Poren“ (#28,810), „present“ (#28,812), „Ponys“ (#28,808). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Posaune“ bei #28,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Posaune (IPA [poˈzaʊ̯nə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,811 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Blechblasinstrument mit einem Zug^([12]) zum Verändern des Tones".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Posaune, with forms such as "opsaune", "poasune", and "posanue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Posaunen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Posaune, spelled P-O-S-A-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Blechblasinstrument mit einem Zug^([12]) zum Verändern des Tones

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Posaune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein wichtiges Instrument in einer Bigband ist die Posaune.
  2. „Und in der Morgenfrühe des darauffolgenden Tages wurden die Trommeln gerührt, ward in Schalmeien, Hörner und Posaunen gestoßen, und man brach auf, um gegen den Feind zu kämpfen.“

This word in other languages

trombone(English)trombón(Español)trombone(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsaune
  • poasune
  • posanue
  • posauen
  • posaunne
  • possaune
  • posuane
  • pposaune
  • psoaune

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Posaune - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opsaune2poasune2posanue2posauen2posaunne1possaune1posuane2pposaune1
Edit distance from "Posaune"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Posaune"?
"Posaune" is spelled P-O-S-A-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈzaʊ̯nə].
What does "Posaune" mean?
As a noun, "Posaune" means: ein Blechblasinstrument mit einem Zug^([12]) zum Verändern des Tones
What words are commonly confused with "Posaune"?
"Posaune" is commonly confused with "Posaunen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Posaune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Posaune" is [poˈzaʊ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Posaune" come from?
"Posaune" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Posaune", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

present#28,812poliert#28,806planten#28,804Reliefs#28,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

saftig9 variantsShisha9 variantsStatik9 variantsLimits9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list