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
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hübsch, attraktiv, schön
Corpus desk
Index DE-pretty · pretty · German
pretty · rank #17,101 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,101
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Preisverleihu…
Nearest frequency peer: Preisverleihung (-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 „pretty“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Pointe
Pointe
82,903 corpus weight
- Portemonnaie
Portemonnaie
82,902 corpus weight
- Preisverlei…
Preisverleihung
82,901 corpus weight
- pretty
pretty
82,900 corpus weight
- Pub
Pub
82,899 corpus weight
- Pyramide
Pyramide
82,898 corpus weight
What this shows „pretty“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| 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) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pretty“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around pretty (IPA [ˈprɪti]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,101 among 3,409 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pretty appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"'Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl--she is almost pretty today,' were words which caught her ears now and then; and how welcome were the sounds!"
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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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).