Probe

[ˈpʁoːbə]

/[ˈpʁoːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Probe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,209
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Einstudieren bei aufführenden Künsten

Corpus desk

Index DE-probe · Probe · German

Probe · rank #5,209 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,209
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prag

Nearest frequency peer: Prag (-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 „Probe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Probe“ 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).

Probe vs pros
40% similar
Probe vs Profi
60% similar
Probe vs prost
40% similar

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

Key facts for Probe
PropertyValue
HeadwordProbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁoːbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,209
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Probe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Probeliegt 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: „Prag“ (#5,208), „regime“ (#5,210), „Pleite“ (#5,207). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Probe“ bei #5,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Probe (IPA [ˈpʁoːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,209 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Probe, with forms such as "porbe", "pprobe", and "prboe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pros", "Profi", "prost", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Probe, spelled P-R-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Einstudieren bei aufführenden Künsten
  2. 2
    die Untersuchung auf bestimmte Eigenschaften oder deren Prüfung
  3. 3
    ein (kleiner) Teil von etwas, aus dem man die Eigenschaften des Ganzen ermitteln kann
  4. 4
    Verfahren zur Ermittlung von Satzteilen/Satzgliedern
  5. 5
    schriftliche Arbeit im Pflichtschulbereich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Morgen findet die Probe für die Streicher statt!“
  2. „Bei den letzten Proben und der Generalprobe vor dem großen Tag teilte der zugezogene und dann probeweise sich langsam öffnende Vorhang die ganze Welt für ihn in zwei Teile.“

Synonyms

PrüfungUntersuchungMusterKlassenarbeit

This word in other languages

rehearsal(English)ensayo(Español)répétition(Français)ensaio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porbe
  • pprobe
  • prboe
  • probbe
  • proeb
  • prrobe
  • rpobe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Probe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porbe2pprobe1prboe2probbe1proeb2prrobe1rpobe2
Edit distance from "Probe"

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 "Probe"?
"Probe" is spelled P-R-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁoːbə].
What does "Probe" mean?
As a noun, "Probe" means: das Einstudieren bei aufführenden Künsten
What words are commonly confused with "Probe"?
"Probe" is commonly confused with "pros", "Profi", "prost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Probe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Probe" is [ˈpʁoːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Probe" come from?
"Probe" 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 "Probe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pilot#5,206rüber#5,214Moral#5,203Wände#5,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Manuel7 variantsGötter7 variantsfüllen7 variantsbinnen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list