Progerie

[pʁoɡeˈʁiː]

/[pʁoɡeˈʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Progerie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vorzeitige Vergreisung

Corpus desk

Index DE-progerie · Progerie · German

Progerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Progerie
PropertyValue
HeadwordProgerie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoɡeˈʁiː]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Progerie” sits in German frequency

Progerie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Progerie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoɡeˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorzeitige Vergreisung".

Progerie has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Progerie, spelled P-R-O-G-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorzeitige Vergreisung

Synonyms

Progeria

This word in other languages

progeria(English)progeria(Español)progéria(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Progerie"?
"Progerie" is spelled P-R-O-G-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoɡeˈʁiː].
What does "Progerie" mean?
As a noun, "Progerie" means: vorzeitige Vergreisung
How do you pronounce "Progerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Progerie" is [pʁoɡeˈʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Progerie" come from?
"Progerie" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list