Prominente

[pʁomiˈnɛntə]

/[pʁomiˈnɛntə]/ noun

The verdict

“Prominente” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,725 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#11,725
frequency rank, German
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Gesellschaft bekannte, weibliche Person

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Prominente vs Prominenz
80% similar
Prominente vs Prominenten
91% similar
Prominente vs Prominenter
91% similar

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

Key facts for Prominente
PropertyValue
HeadwordProminente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁomiˈnɛntə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,725
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Prominente” 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). Prominente lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Prominente is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁomiˈnɛntə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,725 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in der Gesellschaft bekannte, weibliche Person".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prominente, with forms such as "porminente", "pprominente", and "prmoinente". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Prominenz", "Prominenten", "Prominenter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Prominente, spelled P-R-O-M-I-N-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Gesellschaft bekannte, weibliche Person

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porminente,pprominente,prmoinente,proimnente,promiennte,prominenet,prominennte,prominentte,prominetne,prominnente,prominnete,promminente,promniente,prrominente,rpominente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porminente2pprominente1prmoinente2proimnente2promiennte2prominenet2prominennte1prominentte1
Edit distance from "Prominente"

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 "Prominente"?
"Prominente" is spelled P-R-O-M-I-N-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁomiˈnɛntə].
What does "Prominente" mean?
As a noun, "Prominente" means: in der Gesellschaft bekannte, weibliche Person
What words are commonly confused with "Prominente"?
"Prominente" is commonly confused with "Prominenz", "Prominenten", "Prominenter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prominente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prominente" is [pʁomiˈnɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prominente" come from?
"Prominente" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Prominente”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-M-I-N-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁomiˈnɛntə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Prominenz” - see the side-by-side comparison. Prominente vs Prominenz
  • 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.

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

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