pressure

[ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]

/[ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ noun

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The verdict

“pressure” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,765
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Druck

Corpus desk

Index DE-pressure · pressure · German

pressure · rank #40,765 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,765
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prellungen

Nearest frequency peer: Prellungen (-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 „pressure“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pressure“ 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).

pressure vs Presse
63% similar
pressure vs pleasure
75% similar

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

Key facts for pressure
PropertyValue
Headwordpressure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,765
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pressure“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).pressureliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Prellungen“ (#40,764), „Pretoria“ (#40,766), „Privatsache“ (#40,767). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pressure“ bei #40,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pressure (IPA [ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,765 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Druck".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pressure, with forms such as "perssure", "ppressure", and "pressrue". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Presse", "pleasure", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pressure, spelled P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Druck

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The pressure was increased step by step during the experiment.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perssure
  • ppressure
  • pressrue
  • pressuer
  • pressurre
  • presure
  • presusre
  • preßure
  • prressure
  • prsesure
  • rpessure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

perssure2ppressure1pressrue2pressuer2pressurre1presure1presusre2preßure2
Edit distance from "pressure"

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 "pressure"?
"pressure" is spelled P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)].
What does "pressure" mean?
As a noun, "pressure" means: Druck
What words are commonly confused with "pressure"?
"pressure" is commonly confused with "Presse", "pleasure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pressure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pressure" is [ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pressure" come from?
"pressure" 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 "pressure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pretoria#40,766Pförtner#40,752Ornament#40,740Optimist#40,737

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

patches11 variantspartielle11 variantsPaparazzi11 variantsPalladium11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list