prices

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/[…]/ verb

The verdict

“prices” is uncommon German (frequency #84,424 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,424
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs price

Corpus desk

Index DE-prices · prices · German

prices · rank #84,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,424
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 49,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH praxisnahe

Nearest frequency peer: praxisnahe (-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 “prices”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “prices” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for prices
PropertyValue
Headwordprices
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prices” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prices lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prices is uncommon German at frequency #84,424 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs price".

prices has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 prices, spelled P-R-I-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs price

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prices"?
"prices" is spelled P-R-I-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "prices" mean?
As a verb, "prices" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs price
How do you pronounce "prices"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prices" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prices" come from?
"prices" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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