Propst
[pʁoːpst]
The verdict
“Propst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,722
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der erste Würdenträger einer geistlichen Körperschaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-propst · Propst · German
Propst · rank #32,722 · 10 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,722
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH proof
Nearest frequency peer: proof (-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 „Propst“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- produktiver
produktiver
67,282 corpus weight
- Profilen
Profilen
67,281 corpus weight
- proof
proof
67,280 corpus weight
- Propst
Propst
67,279 corpus weight
- publizierte
publizierte
67,278 corpus weight
- Pulse
Pulse
67,277 corpus weight
What this shows „Propst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Propst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoːpst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,722 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Propst“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Propst (IPA [pʁoːpst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,722 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Propst, with forms such as "porpst", "ppropst", and "proppst". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pros", "prost", "Prosa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Propst, spelled P-R-O-P-S-T.
Definition
- 1der erste Würdenträger einer geistlichen Körperschaft
- 2ein höherer kirchlicher Amtsträger
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Propst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Propst ist für die Hauptaufgaben in unserem Dom zuständig.
In einem Kirchenseminar werden aktuelle Probleme der Kirche von den Pröpsten behandelt.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porpst
- ppropst
- proppst
- propsst
- propstt
- propts
- prospt
- prpost
- prropst
- rpopst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Propst - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Propst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).