Prestige

[pʁɛsˈtiːʒə]

/[pʁɛsˈtiːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prestige” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,358
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansehen oder Geltung einer Person, einer Vereinigung, einer Institution oder Ähnlichem in der Öffentlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-prestige · Prestige · German

Prestige · rank #18,358 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,358
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Praktikanten

Nearest frequency peer: Praktikanten (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Prestige”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Prestige” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prestige
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrestige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛsˈtiːʒə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,358
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Prestige” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Prestigeliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Praktikanten“ (#18,357), „Pseudonym“ (#18,359), „portale“ (#18,356). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Prestige (IPA [pʁɛsˈtiːʒə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,358 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ansehen oder Geltung einer Person, einer Vereinigung, einer Institution oder Ähnlichem in der Öffentlichkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prestige, with forms such as "perstige", "pprestige", and "presitge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Prestige, spelled P-R-E-S-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ansehen oder Geltung einer Person, einer Vereinigung, einer Institution oder Ähnlichem in der Öffentlichkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Abgeordneter Meyer ist ein Staatsmann mit allerhöchstem Prestige.
  2. „Doch dann habe im Lauf der 1980er-Jahre die Hindu-Rechte an Prestige und Einfluss gewonnen, und zwar genau in der Phase, als der Glanz der regierenden Kongresspartei zu verblassen begann“

Antonyms

BloßstellungMissachtungSchandeStigmaUnehre

This word in other languages

prestige(English)prestigio(Español)prestige(Français)prestígio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perstige
  • pprestige
  • presitge
  • presstige
  • prestgie
  • prestieg
  • prestigge
  • presttige
  • pretsige
  • prrestige
  • prsetige
  • rpestige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prestige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

perstige2pprestige1presitge2presstige1prestgie2prestieg2prestigge1presttige1
Edit distance from "Prestige"

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 "Prestige"?
"Prestige" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛsˈtiːʒə].
What does "Prestige" mean?
As a noun, "Prestige" means: Ansehen oder Geltung einer Person, einer Vereinigung, einer Institution oder Ähnlichem in der Öffentlichkeit
What are common misspellings of "Prestige"?
Common misspellings include "perstige", "pprestige", "presitge", "presstige", "prestgie". The correct spelling is "Prestige".
How do you pronounce "Prestige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prestige" is [pʁɛsˈtiːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prestige" come from?
"Prestige" 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 "Prestige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mündlich#18,338Monsieur#18,335Sprinter#18,395stressig#18,401

Similar misspelling depth

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

Passagier12 variantslauschen12 variantstragende12 variantsIserlohn12 variants

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list