Prosecco

[pʁoˈzɛko]

/[pʁoˈzɛko]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prosecco” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,147
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geschützte Herkunftsbezeichnung für zu mind. 85 % aus der Rebsorte Glera vinifizierte italienische Weine, welche die Anforderungen des Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine cont...

Corpus desk

Index DE-prosecco · Prosecco · German

Prosecco · rank #40,147 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,147
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH propagieren

Nearest frequency peer: propagieren (-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 „Prosecco“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Prosecco“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prosecco
PropertyValue
HeadwordProsecco
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈzɛko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,147
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Prosecco“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Proseccoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „propagieren“ (#40,146), „Prothesen“ (#40,148), „Primaten“ (#40,145). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prosecco“ bei #40,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Prosecco (IPA [pʁoˈzɛko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,147 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 Prosecco, with forms such as "porsecco", "pprosecco", and "proescco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Prosecco, spelled P-R-O-S-E-C-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geschützte Herkunftsbezeichnung für zu mind. 85 % aus der Rebsorte Glera vinifizierte italienische Weine, welche die Anforderungen des Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine controllata dei vini „Prosecco“ erfüllen.
  2. 2
    Weiß- oder Roséweine in den Typologien Stillwein (it „fermo“), Perlwein (it „frizzante“) und Schaumwein (it „spumante“) zu mind. 85 % aus der Rebsorte Glera, soweit die Weine die Anforderungen des Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine controllata dei vini „Prosecco“ erfüllen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Trauben dieses Proseccos stammen aus dem Veneto und kommen aus kontrolliert biologischem Anbau. Sie verleihen diesem Prosecco seinen harmonischen Geschmack und sorgen für reinen Genuss.
  2. „Fast noch frauentypischer ist inzwischen allerdings der Prosecco, trank man früher vorneweg einen Veuve Cliquot oder Taittinger, so ist es seit ein paar Jährchen eben der »prickelnde Wein« (Vino Frizzante).“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porsecco
  • pprosecco
  • proescco
  • prosceco
  • proseco
  • prosecoc
  • prossecco
  • prrosecco
  • prsoecco
  • rposecco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prosecco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porsecco2pprosecco1proescco2prosceco2proseco1prosecoc2prossecco1prrosecco1
Edit distance from "Prosecco"

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 "Prosecco"?
"Prosecco" is spelled P-R-O-S-E-C-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈzɛko].
What does "Prosecco" mean?
As a noun, "Prosecco" means: Geschützte Herkunftsbezeichnung für zu mind. 85 % aus der Rebsorte Glera vinifizierte italienische Weine, welche die Anforderungen des Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine cont...
What are common misspellings of "Prosecco"?
Common misspellings include "porsecco", "pprosecco", "proescco", "prosceco", "proseco". The correct spelling is "Prosecco".
How do you pronounce "Prosecco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prosecco" is [pʁoˈzɛko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prosecco" come from?
"Prosecco" 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 "Prosecco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Primaten#40,145Posaunen#40,144Punkrock#40,151qualvoll#40,154

Similar misspelling depth

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

Pompeji10 variantsPilates10 variantsRarität10 variantspenibel10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list