Prozent
[pʁoˈt͡sɛnt]
The verdict
“Prozent” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #522
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anteil von Hundert
Corpus desk
Index DE-prozent · Prozent · German
Prozent · rank #522 · 11 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #522
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Sohn
Nearest frequency peer: Sohn (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Prozent”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- geworden
geworden
99,482 corpus weight
- ii
ii
99,481 corpus weight
- Prozent
Prozent
99,479 corpus weight
- Sohn
Sohn
99,478 corpus weight
- Spass
Spass
99,477 corpus weight
- Stelle
Stelle
99,476 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Prozent” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Prozent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈt͡sɛnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prozent” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Prozent (IPA [pʁoˈt͡sɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #522 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prozent, with forms such as "porzent", "pprozent", and "proeznt". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Prozess", "Prozente", "Proben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Prozent, spelled P-R-O-Z-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Anteil von Hundert
- 2Vergünstigung, Nachlass
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Prozent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
70 Prozent der Schüler in dieser Klasse haben eine andere Muttersprache als Deutsch.
„Bei den Überweisungen handele es sich um berechtigte Einnahmen der Bahn, damit diese eine Rendite von 14 Prozent erzielen könne.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porzent
- pprozent
- proeznt
- prozennt
- prozentt
- prozetn
- proznet
- prozzent
- prrozent
- przoent
- rpozent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prozent - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Prozent", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Prozent". Here's where to go from here.
- "Prozent" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Prozess". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #522 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.