Prämisse

[pʁɛˈmɪsə]

/[pʁɛˈmɪsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prämisse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,272
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annahme, Voraussetzung (eines Schlusses)

Corpus desk

Index DE-pramisse · Prämisse · German

Prämisse · rank #25,272 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,272
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protagonist

Nearest frequency peer: Protagonist (-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 „Prämisse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Prämisse“ 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).

Prämisse vs präzise
63% similar
Prämisse vs Prämissen
89% similar
Prämisse vs Prämie
75% similar

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

Key facts for Prämisse
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrämisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛˈmɪsə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,272
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Prämisse“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Prämisseliegt 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: „Protagonist“ (#25,271), „Präsidentschaftswahl“ (#25,273), „Prophezeiung“ (#25,270). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prämisse“ bei #25,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Prämisse (IPA [pʁɛˈmɪsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,272 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Annahme, Voraussetzung (eines Schlusses)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prämisse, with forms such as "pprämisse", "prmäisse", and "prrämisse". 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, "präzise", "Prämissen", "Prämie", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Prämisse, spelled P-R-Ä-M-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annahme, Voraussetzung (eines Schlusses)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Prämisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ging von der Prämisse aus, dass die anderen ihm tatsächlich helfen wollten.
  2. „Dabei haben die Pythagoreer klar erkannt, daß bei Verwendung von korrekten Schlüssen die Wahrheit der Konklusion nur von der Wahrheit der Prämissen abhängt; hier wird also das Prinzip des deduktiven Schließens in die Mathematik eingeführt.“

Synonyms

AnnahmeBedingungGrundlageKonditionVoraussetzungVorbedingungVorurteil

Antonyms

SchlussfolgerungKonklusion

This word in other languages

premise(English)premisa(Español)prémisse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprämisse
  • prmäisse
  • prrämisse
  • präimsse
  • prämise
  • prämises
  • prämiße
  • prämmisse
  • prämsise
  • pärmisse
  • rpämisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprämisse1prmäisse2prrämisse1präimsse2prämise1prämises2prämiße2prämmisse1
Edit distance from "Prämisse"

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 "Prämisse"?
"Prämisse" is spelled P-R-Ä-M-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛˈmɪsə].
What does "Prämisse" mean?
As a noun, "Prämisse" means: Annahme, Voraussetzung (eines Schlusses)
What words are commonly confused with "Prämisse"?
"Prämisse" is commonly confused with "präzise", "Prämissen", "Prämie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prämisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prämisse" is [pʁɛˈmɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prämisse" come from?
"Prämisse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Reichelt#25,282Sabotage#25,294Schwerte#25,303sitzende#25,313

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ohrwurm11 variantssorgsam11 variantsSouveräne11 variantsSpitzer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list