possible

Name: possible, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[pɔˈsiːblə]

/[pɔˈsiːblə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“possible” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,234
frequency rank, German: 3,409
“P” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel

Corpus desk

Index DE-possible · possible · German

possible · rank #33,234 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #33,234
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,409
PHOTO-FINISH Postillon

Nearest frequency peer: Postillon (+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.

pisser

66,771
Pope

66,769
possible

66,767
Postillon

66,766
powers

66,765
prallte

66,764

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

Key facts for possible
Property	Value
Headword	possible
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[pɔˈsiːblə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#33,234
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „possible“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).possibleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#33,234

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Postillon“ (#33,235), „Pope“ (#33,232), „powers“ (#33,236). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „possible“ bei #33,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around possible (IPA [pɔˈsiːblə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,234 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for possible, with forms such as "opssible", "posible", and "posisble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is possible, spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

opssible
posible
posisble
possbile
possibble
possibel
possiblle
possilbe
poßible
ppossible
psosible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of possible - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "possible"

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 "possible"?

"possible" is spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔˈsiːblə].

What does "possible" mean?

As an adjective, "possible" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel

What are common misspellings of "possible"?

Common misspellings include "opssible", "posible", "posisble", "possbile", "possibble". The correct spelling is "possible".

How do you pronounce "possible"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "possible" is [pɔˈsiːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "possible" come from?

"possible" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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