prägend

[ˈpʁɛːɡn̩t]

/[ˈpʁɛːɡn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“prägend” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,351
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs prägen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pragend · prägend · German

prägend · rank #38,351 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,351
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protokolls

Nearest frequency peer: Protokolls (-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 „prägend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „prägend“ 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).

prägend vs Prager
43% similar
prägend vs Praxen
43% similar
prägend vs Präsenz
57% similar

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

Key facts for prägend
PropertyValue
Headwordprägend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁɛːɡn̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,351
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prägend“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.prägendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Protokolls“ (#38,350), „Prospekte“ (#38,349), „rauer“ (#38,353). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prägend“ bei #38,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around prägend (IPA [ˈpʁɛːɡn̩t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,351 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs prägen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prägend, with forms such as "pprägend", "prgäend", and "prrägend". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Prager", "Praxen", "Präsenz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is prägend, spelled P-R-Ä-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs prägen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprägend
  • prgäend
  • prrägend
  • präegnd
  • prägedn
  • prägendd
  • prägennd
  • präggend
  • prägned
  • pärgend
  • rpägend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prägend - 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.

pprägend1prgäend2prrägend1präegnd2prägedn2prägendd1prägennd1präggend1
Edit distance from "prägend"

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 "prägend"?
"prägend" is spelled P-R-Ä-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɛːɡn̩t].
What does "prägend" mean?
As a verb, "prägend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs prägen
What words are commonly confused with "prägend"?
"prägend" is commonly confused with "Prager", "Praxen", "Präsenz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prägend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prägend" is [ˈpʁɛːɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prägend" come from?
"prägend" 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 "prägend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list