Problems

/[pʁoˈbleːms]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,652

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Problems is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Problem Pronounced [pʁoˈbleːms]. It ranks #7,652 in German word frequency. Often confused with Problem and Problemen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Problems is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈbleːms]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,652 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Problem".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Problems, with forms such as "porblems", "pproblems", and "prbolems". 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 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Problems, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Problems

Misspelling Variants of "Problems"

porblems8pproblems9prbolems8probblems9probelms8problemms9problemss9problesm8
Misspelling Variants of "Problems"

Frequency rank: #7,652 in German

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 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.