Privilegien

[ˌpʁiviˈleːɡi̯ən]

/[ˌpʁiviˈleːɡi̯ən]/ noun

The verdict

“Privilegien” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,310
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Privileg

Corpus desk

Index DE-privilegien · Privilegien · German

Privilegien · rank #11,310 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,310
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Preisträger

Nearest frequency peer: Preisträger (-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 „Privilegien“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Privilegien“ 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).

Privilegien vs privilegiert
75% similar

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

Key facts for Privilegien
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrivilegien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpʁiviˈleːɡi̯ən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,310
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Privilegien“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Privilegienliegt 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: „Preisträger“ (#11,309), „prix“ (#11,311), „populär“ (#11,308). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Privilegien“ bei #11,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Privilegien (IPA [ˌpʁiviˈleːɡi̯ən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,310 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Privilegien, with forms such as "pirvilegien", "pprivilegien", and "priivlegien". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "privilegiert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Privilegien, spelled P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Privileg
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Privileg
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Privileg
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Privileg

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirvilegien
  • pprivilegien
  • priivlegien
  • privielgien
  • privilegein
  • privileggien
  • privilegienn
  • privilegine
  • privileigen
  • privilgeien
  • privillegien
  • privliegien
  • privvilegien
  • prrivilegien
  • prviilegien
  • rpivilegien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Privilegien - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pirvilegien2pprivilegien1priivlegien2privielgien2privilegein2privileggien1privilegienn1privilegine2
Edit distance from "Privilegien"

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 "Privilegien"?
"Privilegien" is spelled P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpʁiviˈleːɡi̯ən].
What does "Privilegien" mean?
As a noun, "Privilegien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Privileg
What words are commonly confused with "Privilegien"?
"Privilegien" is commonly confused with "privilegiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Privilegien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Privilegien" is [ˌpʁiviˈleːɡi̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Privilegien" come from?
"Privilegien" 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 "Privilegien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list