Prometheus
[pʁoˈmeːtɔɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Prometheus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,135 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #26,135
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer der Titanen, Kulturstifter der Menschheit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prometheus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈmeːtɔɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #26,135 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prometheus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Prometheus is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈmeːtɔɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,135 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einer der Titanen, Kulturstifter der Menschheit".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prometheus, with forms such as "pormetheus", "pprometheus", and "prmoetheus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Prometheus, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-H-E-U-S.
Definition
- 1einer der Titanen, Kulturstifter der Menschheit
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pormetheus,pprometheus,prmoetheus,proemtheus,promehteus,prometehus,promethesu,prometheuss,promethheus,promethues,promettheus,prommetheus,promteheus,prrometheus,rpometheus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prometheus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Prometheus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-M-E-T-H-E-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁoˈmeːtɔɪ̯s] (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
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.