Preisträger
[ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌtʁɛːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Preisträger” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,309. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,309
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die mit einem Preis ausgezeichnet wurde
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 | Preisträger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌtʁɛːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #11,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Preisträger” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Preisträger (IPA [ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌtʁɛːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,309 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die mit einem Preis ausgezeichnet wurde".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Preisträger, with forms such as "peristräger", "ppreisträger", and "preisrtäger". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Preisträgerin", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Preisträger, spelled P-R-E-I-S-T-R-Ä-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die mit einem Preis ausgezeichnet wurde
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- peristräger
- ppreisträger
- preisrtäger
- preissträger
- preistrgäer
- preistrräger
- preisträegr
- preisträgerr
- preisträgger
- preisträgre
- preistträger
- preistärger
- preitsräger
- presiträger
- priesträger
- prreisträger
- rpeisträger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Preisträger - 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 “Preisträger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-E-I-S-T-R-Ä-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌtʁɛːɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Preisträgerin” - see the side-by-side comparison. Preisträger vs Preisträgerin
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.