purem

[ˈpuːʁəm]

/[ˈpuːʁəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“purem” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,178
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur

Corpus desk

Index DE-purem · purem · German

purem · rank #49,178 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,178
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Putschisten

Nearest frequency peer: Putschisten (+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 „purem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „purem“ 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).

purem vs purer
80% similar
purem vs pures
80% similar
purem vs puren
80% similar

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

Key facts for purem
PropertyValue
Headwordpurem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpuːʁəm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,178
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „purem“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.puremliegt 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: „Putschisten“ (#49,179), „Prüfverfahren“ (#49,176), „Quartals“ (#49,180). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „purem“ bei #49,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around purem (IPA [ˈpuːʁəm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,178 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for purem, with forms such as "ppurem", "pruem", and "puerm". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "purer", "pures", "puren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is purem, spelled P-U-R-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppurem
  • pruem
  • puerm
  • puremm
  • purme
  • purrem
  • uprem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppurem1pruem2puerm2puremm1purme2purrem1uprem2
Edit distance from "purem"

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 "purem"?
"purem" is spelled P-U-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuːʁəm].
What does "purem" mean?
As an adjective, "purem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur
What words are commonly confused with "purem"?
"purem" is commonly confused with "purer", "pures", "puren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "purem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "purem" is [ˈpuːʁəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "purem" come from?
"purem" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

queue#49,182Rades#49,184Ramen#49,187Remus#49,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

raunen7 variantsterme7 variantslargo7 variantsVulva7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list