Allegorie
[aleɡoˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Allegorie” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #45,106 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,106
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - personifizierende oder gegenständliche Darstellung eines abstrakten Sachverhaltes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Allegorie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aleɡoˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #45,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Allegorie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Allegorie is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aleɡoˈʁiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,106 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Allegorie, with forms such as "alegorie", "alelgorie", and "alleggorie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Allegorie, spelled A-L-L-E-G-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1personifizierende oder gegenständliche Darstellung eines abstrakten Sachverhaltes
- 2bildhafte Personifikation eines Staates
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alegorie,alelgorie,alleggorie,allegoire,allegorei,allegorrie,allegroie,alleogrie,allgeorie,lalegorie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Allegorie - 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.
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.
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Using “Allegorie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-L-E-G-O-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aleɡoˈʁiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.