Prague

/pɹɑːɡ/

//pɹɑːɡ// name

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"prague" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Prague” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,124. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,124
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-prague · Prague · English

Prague · rank #12,124 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,124
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH posture

Nearest frequency peer: posture (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Prague”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Prague” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Prague vs praise
50% similar
Prague vs page
50% similar
Prague vs phage
50% similar

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

Key facts for Prague
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrague
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/pɹɑːɡ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,124
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Prague”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Praguelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “posture” (#12,123), “preseason” (#12,125), “Perkins” (#12,122). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Prague” is #12,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Prague (IPA /pɹɑːɡ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,124 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prague, with forms such as "pargue", "pprague", and "prageu". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "praise", "page", "phage", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German Prag, from Slavic. See Czech Praha for further origin. Doublet of Praha. The correct English form is Prague, spelled P-R-A-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
  2. 2
    The Czech government.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I said, I've always wanted to visit Prague.

Etymology

From German Prag, from Slavic. See Czech Praha for further origin. Doublet of Praha.

This word in other languages

Praga(Español)Prague(Français)Prag(Deutsch)Praga(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pargue
  • pprague
  • prageu
  • praggue
  • prauge
  • prgaue
  • prrague
  • rpague

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pargue2pprague1prageu2praggue1prauge2prgaue2prrague1rpague2
Edit distance from "Prague"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Prague"?
"Prague" is spelled P-R-A-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɑːɡ/.
What does "Prague" mean?
As a proper noun, "Prague" means: The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
What words are commonly confused with "Prague"?
"Prague" is commonly confused with "praise", "page", "phage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prague"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prague" is /pɹɑːɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Prague"?
From German Prag, from Slavic. See Czech Praha for further origin. Doublet of Praha. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list