Prävention

[pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prävention” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,726
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahme zur Abwendung von etwas Bevorstehendem

Corpus desk

Index DE-pravention · Prävention · German

Prävention · rank #10,726 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,726
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prozesses

Nearest frequency peer: Prozesses (-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 „Prävention“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Prävention“ 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).

Prävention vs präventiv
70% similar
Prävention vs präventive
70% similar

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

Key facts for Prävention
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrävention
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,726
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Prävention“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Präventionliegt 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: „Prozesses“ (#10,725), „puh“ (#10,727), „protestieren“ (#10,724). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prävention“ bei #10,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Prävention (IPA [pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,726 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Maßnahme zur Abwendung von etwas Bevorstehendem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prävention, with forms such as "pprävention", "prrävention", and "prväention". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "präventiv", "präventive", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Prävention, spelled P-R-Ä-V-E-N-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme zur Abwendung von etwas Bevorstehendem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „»Prävention ist das beste Mittel, um das Hautkrebsrisiko zu senken. Sei es durch Sonnencreme mit hohem Lichtschutzfaktor, langärmlige Kleidung, Sonnenhüte und die Vermeidung der direkten Sonne«, sagt Birgit Dziuk.“

This word in other languages

prevention(English)prevención(Español)prévention(Français)prevenção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprävention
  • prrävention
  • prväention
  • präevntion
  • präveniton
  • prävenntion
  • präventino
  • präventionn
  • präventoin
  • präventtion
  • prävetnion
  • prävnetion
  • prävvention
  • pärvention
  • rpävention

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprävention1prrävention1prväention2präevntion2präveniton2prävenntion1präventino2präventionn1
Edit distance from "Prävention"

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 "Prävention"?
"Prävention" is spelled P-R-Ä-V-E-N-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Prävention" mean?
As a noun, "Prävention" means: Maßnahme zur Abwendung von etwas Bevorstehendem
What words are commonly confused with "Prävention"?
"Prävention" is commonly confused with "präventiv", "präventive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prävention"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prävention" is [pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prävention" come from?
"Prävention" 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 "Prävention", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Repertoire#10,735Neuauflage#10,710Schlachten#10,743Mittelfeld#10,701

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Schöpfung15 variantsvielfältig15 variantsgebildeten15 variantsausgemacht15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list