Alkoholismus

[ˌalkohoˈlɪsmʊs]

/[ˌalkohoˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Alkoholismus” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,402
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ist die seelische und körperliche Abhängigkeit von der Droge Alkohol

Corpus desk

Index DE-alkoholismus · Alkoholismus · German

Alkoholismus · rank #32,402 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,402
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alexanders

Nearest frequency peer: Alexanders (-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 „Alkoholismus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alkoholismus“ 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 Alkoholismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlkoholismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌalkohoˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#32,402
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alkoholismus“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Alkoholismusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alexanders“ (#32,401), „Alster“ (#32,403), „Adriana“ (#32,400). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alkoholismus“ bei #32,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Alkoholismus (IPA [ˌalkohoˈlɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,402 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ist die seelische und körperliche Abhängigkeit von der Droge Alkohol".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alkoholismus, with forms such as "akloholismus", "alkhoolismus", and "alkkoholismus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Alkoholismus, spelled A-L-K-O-H-O-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ist die seelische und körperliche Abhängigkeit von der Droge Alkohol

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Krankheitsbild des Alkoholismus ist heute gut untersucht.
  2. Alkoholismus ist eine anerkannte Krankheit.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akloholismus
  • alkhoolismus
  • alkkoholismus
  • alkohholismus
  • alkohloismus
  • alkohoilsmus
  • alkoholimsus
  • alkoholismmus
  • alkoholismsu
  • alkoholismuss
  • alkoholissmus
  • alkoholisums
  • alkohollismus
  • alkoholsimus
  • alkoohlismus
  • allkoholismus
  • alokholismus
  • lakoholismus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

akloholismus2alkhoolismus2alkkoholismus1alkohholismus1alkohloismus2alkohoilsmus2alkoholimsus2alkoholismmus1
Edit distance from "Alkoholismus"

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 "Alkoholismus"?
"Alkoholismus" is spelled A-L-K-O-H-O-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌalkohoˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Alkoholismus" mean?
As a noun, "Alkoholismus" means: ist die seelische und körperliche Abhängigkeit von der Droge Alkohol
What are common misspellings of "Alkoholismus"?
Common misspellings include "akloholismus", "alkhoolismus", "alkkoholismus", "alkohholismus", "alkohloismus". The correct spelling is "Alkoholismus".
How do you pronounce "Alkoholismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alkoholismus" is [ˌalkohoˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alkoholismus" come from?
"Alkoholismus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list