Provisorium

[pʁoviˈzoːʁiʊm]

/[pʁoviˈzoːʁiʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Provisorium” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,661
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas nur vorläufig in Ordnung Gebrachtes

Corpus desk

Index DE-provisorium · Provisorium · German

Provisorium · rank #47,661 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,661
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protonen

Nearest frequency peer: Protonen (-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 „Provisorium“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Provisorium“ 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 Provisorium
PropertyValue
HeadwordProvisorium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoviˈzoːʁiʊm]
Letters11
Frequency rank#47,661
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Provisorium“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Provisoriumliegt 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: „Protonen“ (#47,660), „Prozentpunkten“ (#47,662), „prozentualen“ (#47,663). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Provisorium“ bei #47,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Provisorium (IPA [pʁoviˈzoːʁiʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,661 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas nur vorläufig in Ordnung Gebrachtes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Provisorium, with forms such as "porvisorium", "pprovisorium", and "proivsorium". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Provisorium, spelled P-R-O-V-I-S-O-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nur vorläufig in Ordnung Gebrachtes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Island ist geologisch gesehen noch ein Provisorium, eine junge Insel in der Pubertät, die ständig ihre Form verändert.“
  2. „Doch dieses Provisorium wird zum Dauerzustand.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvisorium
  • pprovisorium
  • proivsorium
  • proviosrium
  • provisoirum
  • provisorimu
  • provisoriumm
  • provisorrium
  • provisoruim
  • provisroium
  • provissorium
  • provsiorium
  • provvisorium
  • prrovisorium
  • prvoisorium
  • rpovisorium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Provisorium - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porvisorium2pprovisorium1proivsorium2proviosrium2provisoirum2provisorimu2provisoriumm1provisorrium1
Edit distance from "Provisorium"

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 "Provisorium"?
"Provisorium" is spelled P-R-O-V-I-S-O-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoviˈzoːʁiʊm].
What does "Provisorium" mean?
As a noun, "Provisorium" means: etwas nur vorläufig in Ordnung Gebrachtes
What are common misspellings of "Provisorium"?
Common misspellings include "porvisorium", "pprovisorium", "proivsorium", "proviosrium", "provisoirum". The correct spelling is "Provisorium".
How do you pronounce "Provisorium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Provisorium" is [pʁoviˈzoːʁiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Provisorium" come from?
"Provisorium" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Provisorium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list