Preis
[pʁaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Preis” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #604 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #604
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - beim Erwerb einer Ware oder Dienstleistung zu zahlender Geldbetrag
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 | Preis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #604 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Preis” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Preis is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁaɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #604 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Preis, with forms such as "peris", "ppreis", and "preiss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "prix", "pros", "press", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Preis, spelled P-R-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1beim Erwerb einer Ware oder Dienstleistung zu zahlender Geldbetrag
- 2ehrende Auszeichnung für besondere Verdienste
- 3Gewinn in einem Wettbewerb
- 4Belohnung für das Ergreifen eines Gesuchten, Verdächtigen, Diebes, Mörders oder Flüchtlings
- 5Einsatz, den jemand gibt, oder Nachteil, den jemand in Kauf nimmt oder nehmen muss, um etwas zu erlangen, meist in bestimmten Wendungen gebraucht
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: peris,ppreis,preiss,presi,prreis,rpeis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Preis - 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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Using “Preis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prix” - see the side-by-side comparison. Preis vs prix
- 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.