Propeller
[pʁoˈpɛlɐ]
The verdict
“Propeller” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,392
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Antriebsmittel von Flugzeugen und Schiffen, besteht aus zwei oder mehr schmalen, gleichmäßig um eine kraftgetriebene Welle angeordneten Schraubenflächen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Propeller |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈpɛlɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Propeller” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Propeller (IPA [pʁoˈpɛlɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,392 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Antriebsmittel von Flugzeugen und Schiffen, besteht aus zwei oder mehr schmalen, gleichmäßig um eine kraftgetriebene Welle angeordneten Schraubenflächen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Propeller, with forms such as "porpeller", "ppropeller", and "proepller". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Propeller, spelled P-R-O-P-E-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Antriebsmittel von Flugzeugen und Schiffen, besteht aus zwei oder mehr schmalen, gleichmäßig um eine kraftgetriebene Welle angeordneten Schraubenflächen
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porpeller
- ppropeller
- proepller
- propelelr
- propeler
- propellerr
- propellre
- propleler
- proppeller
- prpoeller
- prropeller
- rpopeller
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Propeller - 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 “Propeller”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-P-E-L-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁoˈpɛlɐ] (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
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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.