Problem
[pʁoˈbleːm]
The verdict
“Problem” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #381
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwierige, noch ungelöste Aufgabe
Corpus desk
Index DE-problem · Problem · German
Problem · rank #381 · 11 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #381
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Namen
Nearest frequency peer: Namen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Problem”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Grund
Grund
99,623 corpus weight
- kaum
kaum
99,622 corpus weight
- Namen
Namen
99,621 corpus weight
- Problem
Problem
99,620 corpus weight
- daran
daran
99,619 corpus weight
- Halt
Halt
99,618 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Problem” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Problem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈbleːm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Problem” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Problem (IPA [pʁoˈbleːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #381 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Problem, with forms such as "porblem", "pproblem", and "prbolem". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Problems", "Problemen", "Probe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Problem, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M.
Definition
- 1schwierige, noch ungelöste Aufgabe
- 2etwas, was sich für einen bei einem Vorhaben als Hindernis herausstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Problem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es handelt sich um einen leidenschaftlichen Segelflieger, der sich wegen zwischenmenschlicher Probleme in die Behandlung begeben hat.“
Wir haben ein schwerwiegendes Problem!
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porblem
- pproblem
- prbolem
- probblem
- probelm
- problemm
- probllem
- problme
- prolbem
- prroblem
- rpoblem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Problem - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Problem", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Problem". Here's where to go from here.
- "Problem" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Problems". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #381 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.