probier

[pʁoˈbiːɐ̯]

/[pʁoˈbiːɐ̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“probier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,366
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-probier · probier · German

probier · rank #12,366 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,366
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prioritäten

Nearest frequency peer: Prioritäten (-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 „probier“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „probier“ 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).

probier vs Problem
57% similar
probier vs probiert
88% similar
probier vs Provider
63% similar

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

Key facts for probier
PropertyValue
Headwordprobier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoˈbiːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,366
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „probier“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.probierliegt 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: „Prioritäten“ (#12,365), „provoziert“ (#12,367), „postet“ (#12,364). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „probier“ bei #12,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around probier (IPA [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,366 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for probier, with forms such as "porbier", "pprobier", and "prboier". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Problem", "probiert", "Provider", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 probier, spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porbier
  • pprobier
  • prboier
  • probbier
  • probeir
  • probierr
  • probire
  • proiber
  • prrobier
  • rpobier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of probier - 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.

porbier2pprobier1prboier2probbier1probeir2probierr1probire2proiber2
Edit distance from "probier"

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 "probier"?
"probier" is spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯].
What does "probier" mean?
As a verb, "probier" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren
What words are commonly confused with "probier"?
"probier" is commonly confused with "Problem", "probiert", "Provider". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "probier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probier" is [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probier" come from?
"probier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nutzbar#12,356Schonen#12,380Senkung#12,382shoppen#12,384

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

schmal10 variantsNeukölln10 variantsstrikt10 variantsmachine10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list