Preises
[ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs]
The verdict
“Preises” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,562 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,562
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Preis
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 | Preises |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Preises” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Preises is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,562 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Preis".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Preises, with forms such as "perises", "ppreises", and "preiess". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "press", "Prise", "pries", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Preises, spelled P-R-E-I-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Preis
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: perises,ppreises,preiess,preisess,preisses,presies,prieses,prreises,rpeises
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Preises - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Preises”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-E-I-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “press” - see the side-by-side comparison. Preises vs press
- 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.