release

[ɹɪˈliːs]

/[ɹɪˈliːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“release” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,769
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das gerade veröffentlicht oder (zum Verkauf) verfügbar gemacht wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-release · release · German

release · rank #8,769 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,769
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH RAM

Nearest frequency peer: RAM (-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 „release“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „release“ 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).

release vs Reverse
57% similar
release vs released
88% similar
release vs reese
71% similar

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

Key facts for release
PropertyValue
Headwordrelease
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɹɪˈliːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,769
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „release“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).releaseliegt 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: „RAM“ (#8,768), „Roller“ (#8,770), „Rakete“ (#8,767). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „release“ bei #8,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around release (IPA [ɹɪˈliːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,769 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for release, with forms such as "erlease", "reelase", and "relaese". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Reverse", "released", "reese", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is release, spelled R-E-L-E-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das gerade veröffentlicht oder (zum Verkauf) verfügbar gemacht wurde
  2. 2
    eine Softwareversion
  3. 3
    etwas, das befreit, frei- oder gehengelassen wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
  2. They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlease
  • reelase
  • relaese
  • releaes
  • releasse
  • relesae
  • rellease
  • rleease
  • rrelease

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erlease2reelase2relaese2releaes2releasse1relesae2rellease1rleease2
Edit distance from "release"

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 "release"?
"release" is spelled R-E-L-E-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɹɪˈliːs].
What does "release" mean?
As a noun, "release" means: etwas, das gerade veröffentlicht oder (zum Verkauf) verfügbar gemacht wurde
What words are commonly confused with "release"?
"release" is commonly confused with "Reverse", "released", "reese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "release"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "release" is [ɹɪˈliːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "release" come from?
"release" 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 "release", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neutral#8,759mittags#8,756Sektion#8,782streben#8,787

Similar misspelling depth

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

Poster9 variantsStreik9 variantsLesung9 variantslegten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list