puzzle

[ˈpʊzlə]

/[ˈpʊzlə]/ verb

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The verdict

“puzzle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,028
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-puzzle · puzzle · German

puzzle · rank #18,028 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,028
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Preisgeld

Nearest frequency peer: Preisgeld (-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 „puzzle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „puzzle“ 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).

puzzle vs puzzles
86% similar
puzzle vs Putze
50% similar
puzzle vs purple
67% similar

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

Key facts for puzzle
PropertyValue
Headwordpuzzle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʊzlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,028
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „puzzle“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).puzzleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Preisgeld“ (#18,027), „Pächter“ (#18,029), „Praktika“ (#18,026). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „puzzle“ bei #18,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around puzzle (IPA [ˈpʊzlə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,028 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 puzzle, with forms such as "ppuzzle", "puzle", and "puzlze". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "puzzles", "Putze", "purple", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is puzzle, spelled P-U-Z-Z-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppuzzle
  • puzle
  • puzlze
  • puzzel
  • puzzlle
  • pzuzle
  • upzzle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppuzzle1puzle1puzlze2puzzel2puzzlle1pzuzle2upzzle2
Edit distance from "puzzle"

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 "puzzle"?
"puzzle" is spelled P-U-Z-Z-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊzlə].
What does "puzzle" mean?
As a verb, "puzzle" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln
What words are commonly confused with "puzzle"?
"puzzle" is commonly confused with "puzzles", "Putze", "purple". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puzzle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puzzle" is [ˈpʊzlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puzzle" come from?
"puzzle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

porter#18,025Rating#18,033rauche#18,034Pfoten#18,020

Similar misspelling depth

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

Rubel7 variantsscore7 variantsMühen7 variantsSilke7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list