prompt

[pʁɔmpt]

/[pʁɔmpt]/ adj

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The verdict

“prompt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,992
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Verzögerung, sofort

Corpus desk

Index DE-prompt · prompt · German

prompt · rank #12,992 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,992
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH programmiert

Nearest frequency peer: programmiert (-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 „prompt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „prompt“ 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).

prompt vs prost
67% similar
prompt vs pumpt
67% similar
prompt vs Propst
50% similar

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

Key facts for prompt
PropertyValue
Headwordprompt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁɔmpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,992
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prompt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.promptliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „programmiert“ (#12,991), „Putsch“ (#12,993), „Privileg“ (#12,990). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prompt“ bei #12,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around prompt (IPA [pʁɔmpt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,992 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Verzögerung, sofort".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prompt, with forms such as "pormpt", "pprompt", and "prmopt". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "prost", "pumpt", "Propst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is prompt, spelled P-R-O-M-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Verzögerung, sofort

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Darauf bekamen wir prompt eine Antwort.

Synonyms

direktflugspostwendendsofortumgehendunverzüglich

This word in other languages

prompt(English)pronto(Español)prompt(Français)pronto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormpt
  • pprompt
  • prmopt
  • prommpt
  • promppt
  • promptt
  • promtp
  • propmt
  • prrompt
  • rpompt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pormpt2pprompt1prmopt2prommpt1promppt1promptt1promtp2propmt2
Edit distance from "prompt"

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 "prompt"?
"prompt" is spelled P-R-O-M-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɔmpt].
What does "prompt" mean?
As an adjective, "prompt" means: ohne Verzögerung, sofort
What words are commonly confused with "prompt"?
"prompt" is commonly confused with "prost", "pumpt", "Propst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prompt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prompt" is [pʁɔmpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prompt" come from?
"prompt" 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 "prompt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Putsch#12,993richte#13,000Ritual#13,001Muslim#12,974

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Philippe10 variantsHotline10 variantsGraffiti10 variantsverbannt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list