Progesteron
[pʁoɡɛsteˈʁoːn]
The verdict
“Progesteron” is uncommon German (frequency #90,749 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,749
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sexualhormon, das vor allem bei Frauen in der zweiten Phase des Menstruationszyklus und in wesentlich höheren Mengen während der Schwangerschaft von der Plazenta gebildet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-progesteron · Progesteron · German
Progesteron · rank #90,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,749
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Privatgrundst…
Nearest frequency peer: Privatgrundstück (-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 “Progesteron”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- prepared
prepared
9,255 corpus weight
- primitives
primitives
9,254 corpus weight
- Privatgrund…
Privatgrundstück
9,253 corpus weight
- Progesteron
Progesteron
9,252 corpus weight
- promotions
promotions
9,251 corpus weight
- psychedelic
psychedelic
9,249 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Progesteron” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Progesteron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoɡɛsteˈʁoːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #90,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Progesteron” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Progesteron is uncommon German at frequency #90,749 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoɡɛsteˈʁoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sexualhormon, das vor allem bei Frauen in der zweiten Phase des Menstruationszyklus und in wesentlich höheren Mengen während der Schwangerschaft von der Plazenta gebildet wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Progesteron in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Progesteron, spelled P-R-O-G-E-S-T-E-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Sexualhormon, das vor allem bei Frauen in der zweiten Phase des Menstruationszyklus und in wesentlich höheren Mengen während der Schwangerschaft von der Plazenta gebildet wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Progesteron", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.