Prothese

[pʁoˈteːzə]

/[pʁoˈteːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prothese” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,965
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlich hergestelltes Ersatzobjekt für fehlende Körperteile oder Organe

Corpus desk

Index DE-prothese · Prothese · German

Prothese · rank #35,965 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,965
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH protestierten

Nearest frequency peer: protestierten (-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 „Prothese“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Prothese“ 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).

Prothese vs Prothesen
89% similar
Prothese vs Protest
75% similar
Prothese vs proteste
63% similar

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

Key facts for Prothese
PropertyValue
HeadwordProthese
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈteːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,965
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Prothese“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Protheseliegt 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: „protestierten“ (#35,964), „Präsidiums“ (#35,966), „produktiven“ (#35,963). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prothese“ bei #35,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Prothese (IPA [pʁoˈteːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,965 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prothese, with forms such as "porthese", "pprothese", and "prohtese". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Prothesen", "Protest", "proteste", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Prothese, spelled P-R-O-T-H-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    künstlich hergestelltes Ersatzobjekt für fehlende Körperteile oder Organe
  2. 2
    herausnehmbarer Zahnersatz
  3. 3
    Vorschaltung eines Lautes am Wortanfang, die etymologisch nicht korrekt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Moderne Prothesen werden im Sport teilweise als unerlaubte Hilfsmittel angesehen.
  2. „Er ließ sich auf der hölzernen Kopfstütze nieder und hielt sich mit seinen ledernen Prothesen den Kopf.“

Synonyms

ErsatzProsthese

Antonyms

EpentheseEpithese

This word in other languages

prosthesis(English)prothèse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porthese
  • pprothese
  • prohtese
  • protehse
  • prothees
  • prothesse
  • prothhese
  • prothsee
  • protthese
  • prrothese
  • prtohese
  • rpothese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porthese2pprothese1prohtese2protehse2prothees2prothesse1prothhese1prothsee2
Edit distance from "Prothese"

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 "Prothese"?
"Prothese" is spelled P-R-O-T-H-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈteːzə].
What does "Prothese" mean?
As a noun, "Prothese" means: künstlich hergestelltes Ersatzobjekt für fehlende Körperteile oder Organe
What words are commonly confused with "Prothese"?
"Prothese" is commonly confused with "Prothesen", "Protest", "proteste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prothese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prothese" is [pʁoˈteːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prothese" come from?
"Prothese" 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 "Prothese", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pyrenäen#35,970rangiert#35,977Parmesan#35,948Ostfront#35,945

Similar misspelling depth

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

punktuell12 variantsPavillons12 variantsReservat12 variantsObjektes12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list