prolog

[pʁɔlɔɡ]

/[pʁɔlɔɡ]/ noun

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The verdict

“prolog” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,269
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - PROLOG, Prolog

Corpus desk

Index DE-prolog · prolog · German

prolog · rank #25,269 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,269
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH projiziert

Nearest frequency peer: projiziert (-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 „prolog“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „prolog“ 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).

prolog vs Promo
50% similar
prolog vs proof
67% similar
prolog vs Proton
50% similar

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

Key facts for prolog
PropertyValue
Headwordprolog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɔlɔɡ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,269
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prolog“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).prologliegt 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: „projiziert“ (#25,268), „Prophezeiung“ (#25,270), „praktisches“ (#25,267). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prolog“ bei #25,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around prolog (IPA [pʁɔlɔɡ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,269 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "PROLOG, Prolog".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for prolog, with forms such as "porlog", "pprolog", and "prloog". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Promo", "proof", "Proton", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is prolog, spelled P-R-O-L-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    PROLOG, Prolog

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porlog
  • pprolog
  • prloog
  • prolgo
  • prollog
  • prologg
  • proolg
  • prrolog
  • rpolog

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prolog - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porlog2pprolog1prloog2prolgo2prollog1prologg1proolg2prrolog1
Edit distance from "prolog"

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 "prolog"?
"prolog" is spelled P-R-O-L-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɔlɔɡ].
What does "prolog" mean?
As a noun, "prolog" means: PROLOG, Prolog
What words are commonly confused with "prolog"?
"prolog" is commonly confused with "Promo", "proof", "Proton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prolog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolog" is [pʁɔlɔɡ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolog" come from?
"prolog" 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 "prolog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

purple#25,274Pokals#25,263pochen#25,262Raster#25,276

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list