Puck

[pʊk]

/[pʊk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Puck” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,226
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hartgummischeibe, die mit einem Schläger über das Eis getrieben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-puck · Puck · German

Puck · rank #31,226 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,226
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH präventiv

Nearest frequency peer: präventiv (-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 „Puck“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Puck“ 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).

Puck vs PUR
25% similar
Puck vs puh
25% similar
Puck vs put
25% similar

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

Key facts for Puck
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʊk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,226
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Puck“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Puckliegt 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: „präventiv“ (#31,225), „Punks“ (#31,227), „progressiv“ (#31,224). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Puck“ bei #31,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Puck (IPA [pʊk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,226 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hartgummischeibe, die mit einem Schläger über das Eis getrieben wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Puck, with forms such as "pcuk", "ppuck", and "pucck". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PUR", "puh", "put", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Puck, spelled P-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hartgummischeibe, die mit einem Schläger über das Eis getrieben wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Puck muss ins Tor.

This word in other languages

puck(English)disco(Español)puck(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pcuk
  • ppuck
  • pucck
  • puckk
  • pukc
  • upck

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pcuk2ppuck1pucck1puckk1pukc2upck2
Edit distance from "Puck"

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 "Puck"?
"Puck" is spelled P-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [pʊk].
What does "Puck" mean?
As a noun, "Puck" means: Hartgummischeibe, die mit einem Schläger über das Eis getrieben wird
What words are commonly confused with "Puck"?
"Puck" is commonly confused with "PUR", "puh", "put". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Puck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puck" is [pʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puck" come from?
"Puck" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list