pures

[puːʁəs]

/[puːʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“pures” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,727
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-pures · pures · German

pures · rank #30,727 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,727
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH punkto

Nearest frequency peer: punkto (-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 „pures“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pures“ 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).

pures vs PUR
0% similar
pures vs pes
60% similar
pures vs Puls
40% similar

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

Key facts for pures
PropertyValue
Headwordpures
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[puːʁəs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,727
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pures“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).puresliegt 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: „punkto“ (#30,726), „Pädagoge“ (#30,728), „Präsidentschaftswahlen“ (#30,725). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pures“ bei #30,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pures (IPA [puːʁəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,727 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pures, with forms such as "ppures", "prues", and "puers". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PUR", "pes", "Puls", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pures, spelled P-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppures
  • prues
  • puers
  • puress
  • purres
  • purse
  • upres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppures1prues2puers2puress1purres1purse2upres2
Edit distance from "pures"

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 "pures"?
"pures" is spelled P-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [puːʁəs].
What does "pures" mean?
As an adjective, "pures" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur
What words are commonly confused with "pures"?
"pures" is commonly confused with "PUR", "pes", "Puls". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pures" is [puːʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pures" come from?
"pures" 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 "pures", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Raabe#30,729rally#30,730Pluto#30,718Osaka#30,711

Similar misspelling depth

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

Popper7 variantsSasha7 variantsmieses7 variantsMagda7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list