Problems

[pʁoˈbleːms]

/[pʁoˈbleːms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Problems” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,652
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Problem

Corpus desk

Index DE-problems · Problems · German

Problems · rank #7,652 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,652
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Privatsphäre

Nearest frequency peer: Privatsphäre (-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 „Problems“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Problems“ 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).

Problems vs Problem
88% similar
Problems vs Problemen
78% similar
Problems vs problemlos
70% similar

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

Key facts for Problems
PropertyValue
HeadwordProblems
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈbleːms]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,652
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Problems“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Problemsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Privatsphäre“ (#7,651), „Produzenten“ (#7,653), „Priorität“ (#7,650). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Problems“ bei #7,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Problems (IPA [pʁoˈbleːms]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,652 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Problem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Problems, with forms such as "porblems", "pproblems", and "prbolems". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Problem", "Problemen", "problemlos", 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. The correct German form is Problems, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Problem

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porblems
  • pproblems
  • prbolems
  • probblems
  • probelms
  • problemms
  • problemss
  • problesm
  • probllems
  • problmes
  • prolbems
  • prroblems
  • rpoblems

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Problems - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porblems2pproblems1prbolems2probblems1probelms2problemms1problemss1problesm2
Edit distance from "Problems"

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 "Problems"?
"Problems" is spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈbleːms].
What does "Problems" mean?
As a noun, "Problems" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Problem
What words are commonly confused with "Problems"?
"Problems" is commonly confused with "Problem", "Problemen", "problemlos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Problems"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Problems" is [pʁoˈbleːms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Problems" come from?
"Problems" 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 "Problems", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kündigen#7,639stärkste#7,672gepflegt#7,616Gegenzug#7,613

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Priorität13 variantsProgramms13 variantsReinigung13 variantsSchaffung13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list