programmier

[pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯]

/[pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“programmier” is uncommon German (frequency #71,735 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,735
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs programmieren

Key facts for programmier
PropertyValue
Headwordprogrammier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “programmier” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). programmier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

programmier is uncommon German at frequency #71,735 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs programmieren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for programmier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 programmier, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs programmieren

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 "programmier"?
"programmier" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯].
What does "programmier" mean?
As a verb, "programmier" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs programmieren
How do you pronounce "programmier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "programmier" is [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "programmier" come from?
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Using “programmier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list