prekären

[pʁeˈkɛːʁən]

/[pʁeˈkɛːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“prekären” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,241
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär

Corpus desk

Index DE-prekaren · prekären · German

prekären · rank #30,241 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,241
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Posse

Nearest frequency peer: Posse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „prekären“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „prekären“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prekären vs primären
75% similar
prekären vs prekär
75% similar
prekären vs prekäre
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prekären
PropertyValue
Headwordprekären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁeˈkɛːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,241
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prekären“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).prekärenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Posse“ (#30,240), „Priestern“ (#30,242), „populärer“ (#30,239). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prekären“ bei #30,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around prekären (IPA [pʁeˈkɛːʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,241 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for prekären, with forms such as "perkären", "pprekären", and "prekkären". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "primären", "prekär", "prekäre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is prekären, spelled P-R-E-K-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perkären
  • pprekären
  • prekkären
  • prekräen
  • prekäern
  • prekärenn
  • prekärne
  • prekärren
  • preäkren
  • prkeären
  • prrekären
  • rpekären

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prekären - 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.

perkären2pprekären1prekkären1prekräen2prekäern2prekärenn1prekärne2prekärren1
Edit distance from "prekären"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prekären"?
"prekären" is spelled P-R-E-K-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁeˈkɛːʁən].
What does "prekären" mean?
As an adjective, "prekären" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs prekär
What words are commonly confused with "prekären"?
"prekären" is commonly confused with "primären", "prekär", "prekäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prekären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prekären" is [pʁeˈkɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prekären" come from?
"prekären" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prekären", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfirsich#30,235Sachbuch#30,272Mobiliar#30,209massives#30,194

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

populärer12 variantsOuvertüre12 variantsMittellinie12 variantsmittelbar12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list