AIDS

[ɛɪ̯t͡s]

/[ɛɪ̯t͡s]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“AIDS” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,324
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer Infektion mit dem HI-Virus resultierende Summe von Erkrankungen (sogenannte "AIDS definierende Erkrankungen"), die als "AIDS Vollbild" (umgangssprachlich kurz: AIDS) zusammengefasst werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-aids · AIDS · German

AIDS · rank #8,324 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,324
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahnen

Nearest frequency peer: ahnen (-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 „AIDS“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „AIDS“ 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).

AIDS vs as
0% similar
AIDS vs als
0% similar
AIDS vs aus
0% similar

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

Key facts for AIDS
PropertyValue
HeadwordAIDS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ɛɪ̯t͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,324
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „AIDS“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).AIDSliegt 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: „ahnen“ (#8,323), „Alben“ (#8,325), „After“ (#8,322). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „AIDS“ bei #8,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around AIDS (IPA [ɛɪ̯t͡s]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #8,324 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus einer Infektion mit dem HI-Virus resultierende Summe von Erkrankungen (sogenannte "AIDS definierende Erkrankungen"), die als "AIDS Vollbild" (umgangssprachlich kurz: AIDS) zusammengefasst werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for AIDS, with forms such as "adis", "aidds", and "aidss". 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, "as", "als", "aus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 AIDS, spelled A-I-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer Infektion mit dem HI-Virus resultierende Summe von Erkrankungen (sogenannte "AIDS definierende Erkrankungen"), die als "AIDS Vollbild" (umgangssprachlich kurz: AIDS) zusammengefasst werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die unheilbare Krankheit AIDS hat schon unzählige Menschenleben gefordert, vor allem in Südafrika.

Synonyms

erworbenes Immundefektsyndrom

This word in other languages

AIDS(English)SIDA(Español)sida(Français)sida(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adis
  • aidds
  • aidss
  • aisd
  • iads

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adis2aidds1aidss1aisd2iads2
Edit distance from "AIDS"

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 "AIDS"?
"AIDS" is spelled A-I-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɪ̯t͡s].
What does "AIDS" mean?
As an abbreviation, "AIDS" means: aus einer Infektion mit dem HI-Virus resultierende Summe von Erkrankungen (sogenannte "AIDS definierende Erkrankungen"), die als "AIDS Vollbild" (umgangssprachlich kurz: AIDS) zusammengefasst werden
What words are commonly confused with "AIDS"?
"AIDS" is commonly confused with "as", "als", "aus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "AIDS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "AIDS" is [ɛɪ̯t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "AIDS" come from?
"AIDS" 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 "AIDS", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arte#8,333zack#8,309Diät#8,344Dose#8,345

Similar misspelling depth

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

Boote5 variantsvera5 variantsFülle5 variantsnetto5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list