Prozession

[pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]

/[pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prozession” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,718
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach bestimmten Regeln geordneter feierlicher Umzug, meist zu Fuß; oft handelt es sich um ein religiöses Ritual

Corpus desk

Index DE-prozession · Prozession · German

Prozession · rank #25,718 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,718
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH provisorischen

Nearest frequency peer: provisorischen (-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 „Prozession“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Prozession“ 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).

Prozession vs Prozessor
80% similar
Prozession vs Prozessen
80% similar
Prozession vs profession
80% similar

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

Key facts for Prozession
PropertyValue
HeadwordProzession
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,718
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Prozession“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Prozessionliegt 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: „provisorischen“ (#25,717), „präziser“ (#25,719), „provisorische“ (#25,716). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prozession“ bei #25,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Prozession (IPA [pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,718 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nach bestimmten Regeln geordneter feierlicher Umzug, meist zu Fuß; oft handelt es sich um ein religiöses Ritual".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prozession, with forms such as "porzession", "pprozession", and "proezssion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Prozessor", "Prozessen", "profession", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Prozession, spelled P-R-O-Z-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach bestimmten Regeln geordneter feierlicher Umzug, meist zu Fuß; oft handelt es sich um ein religiöses Ritual

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele geistliche Würdenträger führen die Prozession an.
  2. Die Menschen folgten dem Sarg in einer Prozession vom Marktplatz bis zum Friedhof.

Synonyms

DemonstrationFestumzugParadeTrauerzug

This word in other languages

procession(English)procesión(Español)procession(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porzession
  • pprozession
  • proezssion
  • prozesion
  • prozesison
  • prozessino
  • prozessionn
  • prozessoin
  • prozeßion
  • prozsesion
  • prozzession
  • prrozession
  • przoession
  • rpozession

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porzession2pprozession1proezssion2prozesion1prozesison2prozessino2prozessionn1prozessoin2
Edit distance from "Prozession"

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 "Prozession"?
"Prozession" is spelled P-R-O-Z-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn].
What does "Prozession" mean?
As a noun, "Prozession" means: nach bestimmten Regeln geordneter feierlicher Umzug, meist zu Fuß; oft handelt es sich um ein religiöses Ritual
What words are commonly confused with "Prozession"?
"Prozession" is commonly confused with "Prozessor", "Prozessen", "profession". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prozession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prozession" is [pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prozession" come from?
"Prozession" 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 "Prozession", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Professors#25,714Rechtsform#25,728Pathologie#25,705originelle#25,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Produktes14 variantsparkinson14 variantsschlüssig14 variantsschwitzt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list