Presse

[ˈpʁɛsə]

/[ˈpʁɛsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Presse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,780
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, das zum Pressen dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-presse · Presse · German

Presse · rank #1,780 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,780
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Not

Nearest frequency peer: Not (-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 „Presse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Presse“ 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).

Presse vs Prise
67% similar
Presse vs presst
67% similar
Presse vs Pressen
86% similar

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

Key facts for Presse
PropertyValue
HeadwordPresse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁɛsə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,780
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Presse“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Not“ (#1,779), „Produktion“ (#1,781), „Mama“ (#1,778). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Presse“ bei #1,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Presse (IPA [ˈpʁɛsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,780 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Presse, with forms such as "persse", "ppresse", and "prese". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Prise", "presst", "Pressen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Presse, spelled P-R-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, das zum Pressen dient
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Zeitungen und Zeitschriften sowie deren Mitarbeiter und Angestellte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Presse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „So kauften die Idealisten 1995 eine kleine Presse, mit der sie eigene Äpfel verflüssigten.“ (Internetbeleg)
  2. „Alle halfen sich gegenseitig, die Presse war ununterbrochen im Einsatz und wir füllten Fass um Fass.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • persse
  • ppresse
  • prese
  • preses
  • preße
  • prresse
  • prsese
  • rpesse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

persse2ppresse1prese1preses2preße2prresse1prsese2rpesse2
Edit distance from "Presse"

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 "Presse"?
"Presse" is spelled P-R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɛsə].
What does "Presse" mean?
As a noun, "Presse" means: Gerät, das zum Pressen dient
What words are commonly confused with "Presse"?
"Presse" is commonly confused with "Prise", "presst", "Pressen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Presse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Presse" is [ˈpʁɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Presse" come from?
"Presse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list