pretty
[ˈprɪti]
The verdict
“pretty” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,101
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hübsch, attraktiv, schön
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pretty |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈprɪti] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #17,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pretty” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around pretty (IPA [ˈprɪti]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,101 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hübsch, attraktiv, schön".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pretty, with forms such as "pertty", "ppretty", and "prettyy". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is pretty, spelled P-R-E-T-T-Y.
Definition
- 1hübsch, attraktiv, schön
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pertty
- ppretty
- prettyy
- prety
- pretyt
- prretty
- prtety
- rpetty
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pretty - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “pretty”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-E-T-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.