prägende

[ˈpʁɛːɡn̩də]

/[ˈpʁɛːɡn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“prägende” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,406
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-pragende · prägende · German

prägende · rank #41,406 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,406
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prozentuale

Nearest frequency peer: prozentuale (-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 „prägende“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „prägende“ 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).

prägende vs prägenden
89% similar
prägende vs prägen
75% similar
prägende vs prägend
88% similar

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

Key facts for prägende
PropertyValue
Headwordprägende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpʁɛːɡn̩də]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,406
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prägende“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „prozentuale“ (#41,405), „Psychopharmaka“ (#41,407), „Protokollen“ (#41,404). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prägende“ bei #41,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around prägende (IPA [ˈpʁɛːɡn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,406 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for prägende, with forms such as "pprägende", "prgäende", and "prrägende". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "prägenden", "prägen", "prägend", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is prägende, spelled P-R-Ä-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprägende
  • prgäende
  • prrägende
  • präegnde
  • prägedne
  • prägendde
  • prägened
  • prägennde
  • präggende
  • prägnede
  • pärgende
  • rpägende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprägende1prgäende2prrägende1präegnde2prägedne2prägendde1prägened2prägennde1
Edit distance from "prägende"

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 "prägende"?
"prägende" is spelled P-R-Ä-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɛːɡn̩də].
What does "prägende" mean?
As an adjective, "prägende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prägend
What words are commonly confused with "prägende"?
"prägende" is commonly confused with "prägenden", "prägen", "prägend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prägende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prägende" is [ˈpʁɛːɡn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prägende" come from?
"prägende" 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 "prägende", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

Piraterie12 variantsnäherten12 variantsSchlund12 variantsmausoleum12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list