Preis

/[pʁaɪ̯s]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#604

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Preis is aGermannoun. It means: beim Erwerb einer Ware oder Dienstleistung zu zahlender Geldbetrag Pronounced [pʁaɪ̯s]. It ranks #604 in German word frequency. Often confused with prix and pros.

Key facts for Preis
PropertyValue
HeadwordPreis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁaɪ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#604
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Preis is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Preis, with forms such as "peris", "ppreis", and "preiss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "prix", "pros", "press", and more, 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 Preis, spelled P-R-E-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    beim Erwerb einer Ware oder Dienstleistung zu zahlender Geldbetrag
  2. 2
    ehrende Auszeichnung für besondere Verdienste
  3. 3
    Gewinn in einem Wettbewerb
  4. 4
    Belohnung für das Ergreifen eines Gesuchten, Verdächtigen, Diebes, Mörders oder Flüchtlings
  5. 5
    Einsatz, den jemand gibt, oder Nachteil, den jemand in Kauf nimmt oder nehmen muss, um etwas zu erlangen, meist in bestimmten Wendungen gebraucht

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: peris,ppreis,preiss,presi,prreis,rpeis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Preis

Misspelling Variants of "Preis"

peris5ppreis6preiss6presi5prreis6rpeis5
Misspelling Variants of "Preis"

Frequency rank: #604 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Preis"?
"Preis" is spelled P-R-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁaɪ̯s].
What does "Preis" mean?
As a noun, "Preis" means: beim Erwerb einer Ware oder Dienstleistung zu zahlender Geldbetrag
What words are commonly confused with "Preis"?
"Preis" is commonly confused with "prix", "pros", "press". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Preis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Preis" is [pʁaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Preis" come from?
"Preis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.