Alchemie

[alçeˈmiː]

/[alçeˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alchemie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,103
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alter Zweig der Naturphilosophie; Vorläufer der modernen Chemie und Pharmakologie

Corpus desk

Index DE-alchemie · Alchemie · German

Alchemie · rank #45,103 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,103
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alarmierung

Nearest frequency peer: Alarmierung (-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 „Alchemie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alchemie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alchemie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlchemie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alçeˈmiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,103
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alchemie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alchemieliegt 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: „Alarmierung“ (#45,102), „Alkoholeinfluss“ (#45,104), „Akkusativ“ (#45,101). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alchemie“ bei #45,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Alchemie (IPA [alçeˈmiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,103 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "alter Zweig der Naturphilosophie; Vorläufer der modernen Chemie und Pharmakologie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alchemie, with forms such as "aclhemie", "alcchemie", and "alcehmie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists 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 Alchemie, spelled A-L-C-H-E-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    alter Zweig der Naturphilosophie; Vorläufer der modernen Chemie und Pharmakologie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Alchemie stieß jedoch bereits im späten 13. Jh. auf den Widerstand verschiedener Orden.
  2. Die Alchemie ist ein alter Zweig der Naturphilosophie.

This word in other languages

alchemy(English)alquimia(Español)alchimie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclhemie
  • alcchemie
  • alcehmie
  • alcheime
  • alchemei
  • alchemmie
  • alchhemie
  • alchmeie
  • alhcemie
  • allchemie
  • lachemie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aclhemie2alcchemie1alcehmie2alcheime2alchemei2alchemmie1alchhemie1alchmeie2
Edit distance from "Alchemie"

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 "Alchemie"?
"Alchemie" is spelled A-L-C-H-E-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [alçeˈmiː].
What does "Alchemie" mean?
As a noun, "Alchemie" means: alter Zweig der Naturphilosophie; Vorläufer der modernen Chemie und Pharmakologie
What are common misspellings of "Alchemie"?
Common misspellings include "aclhemie", "alcchemie", "alcehmie", "alcheime", "alchemei". The correct spelling is "Alchemie".
How do you pronounce "Alchemie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alchemie" is [alçeˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alchemie" come from?
"Alchemie" 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 "Alchemie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

analoger#45,110Apfelmus#45,121zulasten#45,067ausweist#45,145

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Akkusativ11 variantsAccessoire11 variantsannulliert11 variantsArlberg11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list