Prügelei

[pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯]

/[pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Prügelei” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,869
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ereignis, bei dem sich mehrere Personen meist gegenseitig schlagen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Prügelei vs prügeln
63% similar
Prügelei vs prügelt
63% similar
Prügelei vs Prügel
75% similar

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

Key facts for Prügelei
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrügelei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,869
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Prügelei” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Prügelei lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Prügelei (IPA [pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,869 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prügelei, with forms such as "pprügelei", "prgüelei", and "prrügelei". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "prügeln", "prügelt", "Prügel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Prügelei, spelled P-R-Ü-G-E-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ereignis, bei dem sich mehrere Personen meist gegenseitig schlagen
  2. 2
    Handlung, jemanden intensiv/wiederholt zu schlagen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pprügelei,prgüelei,prrügelei,prüeglei,prügeeli,prügelie,prügellei,prüggelei,prügleei,pürgelei,rpügelei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprügelei1prgüelei2prrügelei1prüeglei2prügeeli2prügelie2prügellei1prüggelei1
Edit distance from "Prügelei"

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 "Prügelei"?
"Prügelei" is spelled P-R-Ü-G-E-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯].
What does "Prügelei" mean?
As a noun, "Prügelei" means: Ereignis, bei dem sich mehrere Personen meist gegenseitig schlagen
What words are commonly confused with "Prügelei"?
"Prügelei" is commonly confused with "prügeln", "prügelt", "Prügel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prügelei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prügelei" is [pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prügelei" come from?
"Prügelei" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Prügelei”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ü-G-E-L-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁyːɡəˈlaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “prügeln” - see the side-by-side comparison. Prügelei vs prügeln
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list