Präambel
[pʁɛˈambl̩]
The verdict
“Präambel” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,867
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Einleitung; feierliche Erklärung als Einleitung einer Verfassung, Staatsvertrages, Vertrages
Corpus desk
Index DE-praambel · Präambel · German
Präambel · rank #34,867 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,867
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Prozente
Nearest frequency peer: Prozente (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Präambel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Proteinen
Proteinen
65,137 corpus weight
- protestierte
protestierte
65,136 corpus weight
- Prozente
Prozente
65,135 corpus weight
- Präambel
Präambel
65,134 corpus weight
- prädestinie…
prädestiniert
65,133 corpus weight
- Prügelei
Prügelei
65,132 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Präambel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Präambel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛˈambl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Präambel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Präambel (IPA [pʁɛˈambl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,867 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einleitung; feierliche Erklärung als Einleitung einer Verfassung, Staatsvertrages, Vertrages".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Präambel, with forms such as "ppräambel", "praämbel", and "prräambel". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Präambel, spelled P-R-Ä-A-M-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1Einleitung; feierliche Erklärung als Einleitung einer Verfassung, Staatsvertrages, Vertrages
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präambel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Zeiten der Arbeiten an einer europäischen Verfassung war insbesondere die Erwähnung eines besonderen religiösen Bezugs und einer expliziten Erwähnung Gottes im Rahmen der Präambel in der Öffentlichkeit aufgrund der Vielzahl nicht-gläubiger Bürger heftig umstritten.
Die Präambel des deutschen Grundgesetzes beginnt mit den Worten ,Im Bewusstsein seiner Verantwortung vor Gott und den Menschen‘.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppräambel
- praämbel
- prräambel
- präabmel
- präambbel
- präambell
- präamble
- präamebl
- präammbel
- prämabel
- pärambel
- rpäambel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Präambel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Präambel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.