Präsens
[ˈpʁɛːzɛns]
The verdict
“Präsens” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,425
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitform, die, aus Sicht des Sprechers, ein Geschehen als gegenwärtig bezeichnet
Corpus desk
Index DE-prasens · Präsens · German
Präsens · rank #43,425 · 11 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,425
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Proteus
Nearest frequency peer: Proteus (-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 „Präsens“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Produzentin
Produzentin
56,579 corpus weight
- Proletariats
Proletariats
56,578 corpus weight
- Proteus
Proteus
56,577 corpus weight
- Präsens
Präsens
56,576 corpus weight
- präventive
präventive
56,575 corpus weight
- psychology
psychology
56,574 corpus weight
What this shows „Präsens“ 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 | Präsens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɛːzɛns] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Präsens“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Präsens (IPA [ˈpʁɛːzɛns]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,425 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Präsens, with forms such as "ppräsens", "prräsens", and "prsäens". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Praxen", "Präses", "Präsenz", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Präsens, spelled P-R-Ä-S-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Zeitform, die, aus Sicht des Sprechers, ein Geschehen als gegenwärtig bezeichnet
- 2Verbform im Präsens [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präsens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich spiele“ steht im Präsens.
„Bei einer Überprüfung auf einheitliche Ordnungsprinzipien hin ergeben sich nur bei Präsens, Präteritum und Futur Relationen zueinander und zum Ganzen, und zwar stehen diese Tempora in einem positiven bzw. negativen Verhältnis zu »Abschluß« und »Beginn«.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppräsens
- prräsens
- prsäens
- präesns
- präsenns
- präsenss
- präsesn
- präsnes
- prässens
- pärsens
- rpäsens
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Präsens - 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 "Präsens", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).