präzise
[pʁɛˈt͡siːzə]
The verdict
“präzise” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,438 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #9,438
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ganz genau
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 | präzise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁɛˈt͡siːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “präzise” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for präzise is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁɛˈt͡siːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,438 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ganz genau".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for präzise, with forms such as "ppräzise", "prräzise", and "przäise". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Prise", "Preise", "präziser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is präzise, spelled P-R-Ä-Z-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1ganz genau
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ppräzise,prräzise,przäise,präizse,präzies,präzisse,präzsie,präzzise,pärzise,rpäzise
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of präzise - 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.
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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Using “präzise”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ä-Z-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁɛˈt͡siːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Prise” - see the side-by-side comparison. präzise vs Prise
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.