Ramses

[ˈʁamzɛs]

/[ˈʁamzɛs]/ name

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The verdict

“Ramses” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,586
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Name von elf ägyptischen Pharaonen der 19. und der 20. Dynastie

Corpus desk

Index DE-ramses · Ramses · German

Ramses · rank #39,586 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,586
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH raffinierte

Nearest frequency peer: raffinierte (-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 „Ramses“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ramses“ 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).

Ramses vs Rasen
67% similar
Ramses vs Rasse
67% similar
Ramses vs Rates
67% similar

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

Key facts for Ramses
PropertyValue
HeadwordRamses
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁamzɛs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,586
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ramses“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ramsesliegt 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: „raffinierte“ (#39,585), „Ravenna“ (#39,587), „Quintessenz“ (#39,584). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ramses“ bei #39,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ramses (IPA [ˈʁamzɛs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,586 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Name von elf ägyptischen Pharaonen der 19. und der 20. Dynastie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ramses, with forms such as "armses", "ramess", and "rammses". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Rasen", "Rasse", "Rates", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ramses, spelled R-A-M-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name von elf ägyptischen Pharaonen der 19. und der 20. Dynastie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Für diese Schlacht stellte Ramses die größte Armee auf, die es nach heutiger Kenntnis in Ägypten bis dahin gegeben hatte.“

This word in other languages

Ramesses(English)Ramsès(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • armses
  • ramess
  • rammses
  • ramsess
  • ramsse
  • ramsses
  • rasmes
  • rmases
  • rramses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

armses2ramess2rammses1ramsess1ramsse2ramsses1rasmes2rmases2
Edit distance from "Ramses"

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 "Ramses"?
"Ramses" is spelled R-A-M-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁamzɛs].
What does "Ramses" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ramses" means: Name von elf ägyptischen Pharaonen der 19. und der 20. Dynastie
What words are commonly confused with "Ramses"?
"Ramses" is commonly confused with "Rasen", "Rasse", "Rates". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ramses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ramses" is [ˈʁamzɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ramses" come from?
"Ramses" 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prekär#39,576Ritten#39,597prallt#39,573pocher#39,571

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Sonden9 variantsStegen9 variantsSäcken9 variantslächle9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list