prognostizieren

[pʁoɡnɔstiˈt͡siːʁən]

/[pʁoɡnɔstiˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“prognostizieren” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,978
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Prognose stellen; vorhersagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-prognostizieren · prognostizieren · German

prognostizieren · rank #49,978 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,978
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protektionism…

Nearest frequency peer: Protektionismus (+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 „prognostizieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „prognostizieren“ 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).

prognostizieren vs prognostiziert
87% similar

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

Key facts for prognostizieren
PropertyValue
Headwordprognostizieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoɡnɔstiˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#49,978
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prognostizieren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).prognostizierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Protektionismus“ (#49,979), „Protestant“ (#49,980), „primitiver“ (#49,975). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prognostizieren“ bei #49,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around prognostizieren (IPA [pʁoɡnɔstiˈt͡siːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,978 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Prognose stellen; vorhersagen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for prognostizieren, with forms such as "porgnostizieren", "pprognostizieren", and "prgonostizieren". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "prognostiziert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is prognostizieren, spelled P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Prognose stellen; vorhersagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prognostizieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Experten prognostizierten vor Jahren das Ende der Langspielplatte.
  2. Die von mir prognostizierte Sterblichkeitsrate hat sich als falsch herausgestellt.

Synonyms

prädizierenprophezeienvoraussagenvorhersagen

This word in other languages

prognosticate(English)pronosticar(Español)prédire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porgnostizieren
  • pprognostizieren
  • prgonostizieren
  • proggnostizieren
  • prognnostizieren
  • prognositzieren
  • prognosstizieren
  • prognostiizeren
  • prognostizeiren
  • prognostizieern
  • prognostizierenn
  • prognostizierne
  • prognostizierren
  • prognostizireen
  • prognostizzieren
  • prognosttizieren
  • prognostziieren
  • prognotsizieren
  • prognsotizieren
  • progonstizieren
  • prongostizieren
  • prrognostizieren
  • rpognostizieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prognostizieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porgnostizieren2pprognostizieren1prgonostizieren2proggnostizieren1prognnostizieren1prognositzieren2prognosstizieren1prognostiizeren2
Edit distance from "prognostizieren"

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 "prognostizieren"?
"prognostizieren" is spelled P-R-O-G-N-O-S-T-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoɡnɔstiˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "prognostizieren" mean?
As a verb, "prognostizieren" means: eine Prognose stellen; vorhersagen
What words are commonly confused with "prognostizieren"?
"prognostizieren" is commonly confused with "prognostiziert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prognostizieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prognostizieren" is [pʁoɡnɔstiˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prognostizieren" come from?
"prognostizieren" 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 "prognostizieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Protektionismus#49,979prähistorischen#49,981Quantenmechanik#49,987Nachbargemeinde#49,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

Nutzungsrechte23 variantsmultikulturellen23 variantsKontrollverlust23 variantsHaushaltsgeräte23 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list