programmieren

[pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]

/[pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“programmieren” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,776
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Computer-Programm schreiben/entwickeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-programmieren · programmieren · German

programmieren · rank #12,776 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,776
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Potsdamer

Nearest frequency peer: Potsdamer (-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 „programmieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „programmieren“ 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).

programmieren vs programmiert
85% similar
programmieren vs Programmierer
85% similar
programmieren vs Programmierung
79% similar

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

Key facts for programmieren
PropertyValue
Headwordprogrammieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#12,776
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „programmieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).programmierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Potsdamer“ (#12,775), „Psychologen“ (#12,777), „physische“ (#12,774). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „programmieren“ bei #12,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around programmieren (IPA [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,776 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for programmieren, with forms such as "porgrammieren", "pprogrammieren", and "prgorammieren". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "programmiert", "Programmierer", "Programmierung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is programmieren, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Computer-Programm schreiben/entwickeln
  2. 2
    ein (Computer-) Programm implementieren; ein elektronisches Gerät seinen Bedürfnissen anpassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die statistische Auswertung der Texte kann programmiert werden.

Synonyms

coden

This word in other languages

code(English)programar(Español)programmer(Français)programar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porgrammieren
  • pprogrammieren
  • prgorammieren
  • progarmmieren
  • proggrammieren
  • programieren
  • programimeren
  • programmeiren
  • programmieern
  • programmierenn
  • programmierne
  • programmierren
  • programmireen
  • progrmamieren
  • progrrammieren
  • prorgammieren
  • prrogrammieren
  • rpogrammieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of programmieren - 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.

porgrammieren2pprogrammieren1prgorammieren2progarmmieren2proggrammieren1programieren1programimeren2programmeiren2
Edit distance from "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 "programmieren"?
"programmieren" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən].
What does "programmieren" mean?
As a verb, "programmieren" means: ein Computer-Programm schreiben/entwickeln
What words are commonly confused with "programmieren"?
"programmieren" is commonly confused with "programmiert", "Programmierer", "Programmierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "programmieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "programmieren" is [pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "programmieren" come from?
"programmieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "programmieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

qualifizieren#12,778physikalische#12,773Niederlassung#12,769minderjährige#12,760

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Psychologen18 variantsstrategisch18 variantsunzureichend18 variantsherrschenden18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list