probiert
[pʁoˈbiːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“probiert” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,227 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,227
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs probieren
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | probiert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,227 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “probiert” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for probiert is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,227 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs probieren".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for probiert, with forms such as "porbiert", "pprobiert", and "prboiert". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "probierte", "probier", "poliert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is probiert, spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs probieren
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porbiert,pprobiert,prboiert,probbiert,probeirt,probierrt,probiertt,probietr,probiret,proibert,prrobiert,rpobiert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of probiert - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “probiert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-B-I-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “probierte” - see the side-by-side comparison. probiert vs probierte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.