Präfektur
[pʁɛfɛkˈtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Präfektur” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,862
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amt oder Amtsbereich eines
Corpus desk
Index DE-prafektur · Präfektur · German
Präfektur · rank #44,862 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #44,862
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH propagierte
Nearest frequency peer: propagierte (-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 „Präfektur“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- processing
processing
55,142 corpus weight
- Profils
Profils
55,141 corpus weight
- propagierte
propagierte
55,140 corpus weight
- Präfektur
Präfektur
55,139 corpus weight
- Prälat
Prälat
55,138 corpus weight
- raffen
raffen
55,137 corpus weight
What this shows „Präfektur“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Präfektur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛfɛkˈtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Präfektur“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Präfektur (IPA [pʁɛfɛkˈtuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,862 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Präfektur, with forms such as "ppräfektur", "prfäektur", and "prräfektur". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Präfekt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Präfektur, spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Amt oder Amtsbereich eines
- 2Amt oder Amtsbereich eines
- 3Amt oder Amtsbereich eines
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präfektur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die zunächst vier, später drei Inhaber dieses Amtes (gallische, italische, illyrische und orientalische Präfektur) galten als die höchsten Würdenträger des Reiches.“
„Constantius Chlorus erhält Gallien und macht Trier zu seiner Residenz und zum Verwaltungssitz der gallischen Präfektur.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppräfektur
- prfäektur
- prräfektur
- präefktur
- präfekktur
- präfektru
- präfekttur
- präfekturr
- präfekutr
- präfetkur
- präffektur
- präfketur
- pärfektur
- rpäfektur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Präfektur - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Präfektur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).