probiere

/[pʁoˈbiːʁə]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,517

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

probiere is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren Pronounced [pʁoˈbiːʁə]. Often confused with probiert and probieren.

Key facts for probiere
PropertyValue
Headwordprobiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoˈbiːʁə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,517
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of probiere in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for probiere is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈbiːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,517 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for probiere, with forms such as "porbiere", "pprobiere", and "prboiere". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "probiert", "probieren", "probierte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is probiere, spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porbiere,pprobiere,prboiere,probbiere,probeire,probieer,probierre,probiree,proibere,prrobiere,rpobiere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for probiere

Misspelling Variants of "probiere"

porbiere8pprobiere9prboiere8probbiere9probeire8probieer8probierre9probiree8
Misspelling Variants of "probiere"

Frequency rank: #16,517 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "probiere"?
"probiere" is spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈbiːʁə].
What does "probiere" mean?
As a verb, "probiere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs probieren
What words are commonly confused with "probiere"?
"probiere" is commonly confused with "probiert", "probieren", "probierte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "probiere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probiere" is [pʁoˈbiːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probiere" come from?
"probiere" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.