Prüfstand
[ˈpʁyːfˌʃtant]
The verdict
“Prüfstand” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,102
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerät oder eine Vorrichtung, mit dem ein technischer Gegenstand auf seine Eigenschaften reproduzierbar geprüft werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prüfstand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁyːfˌʃtant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prüfstand” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Prüfstand (IPA [ˈpʁyːfˌʃtant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,102 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gerät oder eine Vorrichtung, mit dem ein technischer Gegenstand auf seine Eigenschaften reproduzierbar geprüft werden kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prüfstand, with forms such as "pprüfstand", "prfüstand", and "prrüfstand". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Prüfstand, spelled P-R-Ü-F-S-T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Gerät oder eine Vorrichtung, mit dem ein technischer Gegenstand auf seine Eigenschaften reproduzierbar geprüft werden kann
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pprüfstand,prfüstand,prrüfstand,prüffstand,prüfsatnd,prüfsstand,prüfstadn,prüfstandd,prüfstannd,prüfstnad,prüfsttand,prüftsand,prüsftand,pürfstand,rpüfstand
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prüfstand - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Prüfstand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ü-F-S-T-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʁyːfˌʃtant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.