Präsident

/[pʁɛziˈdɛnt]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#940

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Präsident is aGermannoun. It means: Staatsoberhaupt einer Republik Pronounced [pʁɛziˈdɛnt]. It ranks #940 in German word frequency. Often confused with Präsidenten and Präsidentin.

Key facts for Präsident
PropertyValue
HeadwordPräsident
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛziˈdɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#940
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Präsident in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Präsident is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁɛziˈdɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #940 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Präsident, with forms such as "ppräsident", "prräsident", and "prsäident". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Präsidenten", "Präsidentin", "präsent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Präsident, spelled P-R-Ä-S-I-D-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsoberhaupt einer Republik
  2. 2
    Vorsitzender eines Gremiums, einer Organisation oder ihrer Einrichtungen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppräsident,prräsident,prsäident,präisdent,präsdient,präsiddent,präsidennt,präsidentt,präsidetn,präsidnet,präsiednt,prässident,pärsident,rpäsident

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Präsident

Misspelling Variants of "Präsident"

ppräsident10prräsident10prsäident9präisdent9präsdient9präsiddent10präsidennt10präsidentt10
Misspelling Variants of "Präsident"

Frequency rank: #940 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Präsident"?
"Präsident" is spelled P-R-Ä-S-I-D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛziˈdɛnt].
What does "Präsident" mean?
As a noun, "Präsident" means: Staatsoberhaupt einer Republik
What words are commonly confused with "Präsident"?
"Präsident" is commonly confused with "Präsidenten", "Präsidentin", "präsent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Präsident"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Präsident" is [pʁɛziˈdɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Präsident" come from?
"Präsident" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.