Prostata

[ˈpʁɔstata]

/[ˈpʁɔstata]/ noun

The verdict

“Prostata” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,897
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - akzessorische Geschlechtsdrüse aller Säugetiere (einschließlich Mensch), die nahe der Harnblase liegt und die Harnröhre umgibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-prostata · Prostata · German

Prostata · rank #27,897 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,897
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH profitierte

Nearest frequency peer: profitierte (-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 „Prostata“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Prostata“ 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 Prostata
PropertyValue
HeadwordProstata
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁɔstata]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,897
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Prostata“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Prostataliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „profitierte“ (#27,896), „Psychotherapeuten“ (#27,898), „qua“ (#27,899). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prostata“ bei #27,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Prostata (IPA [ˈpʁɔstata]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,897 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "akzessorische Geschlechtsdrüse aller Säugetiere (einschließlich Mensch), die nahe der Harnblase liegt und die Harnröhre umgibt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prostata, with forms such as "porstata", "pprostata", and "prosatta". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Prostata, spelled P-R-O-S-T-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    akzessorische Geschlechtsdrüse aller Säugetiere (einschließlich Mensch), die nahe der Harnblase liegt und die Harnröhre umgibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Prostata liegt an der Einmündung der paarigen Samenleiter in die Harnröhre direkt unterhalb der Harnblase.“
  2. „1991, etwa um die Zeit, als seinem Bruder die von Krebs befallene Prostata entfernt wurde, was zu Impotenz und ständiger Inkontinenz führte, unterzog er sich unverzüglich einer Prostatauntersuchung.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porstata
  • pprostata
  • prosatta
  • prosstata
  • prostaat
  • prostatta
  • prosttaa
  • prosttata
  • protsata
  • prrostata
  • prsotata
  • rpostata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porstata2pprostata1prosatta2prosstata1prostaat2prostatta1prosttaa2prosttata1
Edit distance from "Prostata"

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 "Prostata"?
"Prostata" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɔstata].
What does "Prostata" mean?
As a noun, "Prostata" means: akzessorische Geschlechtsdrüse aller Säugetiere (einschließlich Mensch), die nahe der Harnblase liegt und die Harnröhre umgibt
What are common misspellings of "Prostata"?
Common misspellings include "porstata", "pprostata", "prosatta", "prosstata", "prostaat". The correct spelling is "Prostata".
How do you pronounce "Prostata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prostata" is [ˈpʁɔstata]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prostata" come from?
"Prostata" 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 "Prostata", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list