Allergie

[ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]

/[ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Allergie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,794
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heftige Immunreaktion auf normalerweise harmlose Substanzen oder Umweltstoffe

Corpus desk

Index DE-allergie · Allergie · German

Allergie · rank #18,794 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,794
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Algen

Nearest frequency peer: Algen (-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 „Allergie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Allergie“ 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).

Allergie vs Allergien
89% similar
Allergie vs Allergiker
80% similar

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

Key facts for Allergie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAllergie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,794
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Allergie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Allergieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Algen“ (#18,793), „Alma“ (#18,795), „ala“ (#18,792). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Allergie“ bei #18,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Allergie (IPA [ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,794 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "heftige Immunreaktion auf normalerweise harmlose Substanzen oder Umweltstoffe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Allergie, with forms such as "alelrgie", "alergie", and "allegrie". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Allergien", "Allergiker", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Allergie, spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    heftige Immunreaktion auf normalerweise harmlose Substanzen oder Umweltstoffe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die verbreitetste Allergie ist der Heuschnupfen.
  2. „Frauen leiden daher häufiger an Allergien und an Autoimmunerkrankungen – an der Schilddrüsenerkrankung Morbus Basedow etwa, bei der sich eigene Antikörper gegen Schilddrüsengewebe richten, erkranken Frauen etwa achtmal häufiger als Männer.“

Synonyms

Überempfindlichkeit

This word in other languages

allergy(English)alergia(Español)allergie(Français)alergia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alelrgie
  • alergie
  • allegrie
  • allergei
  • allerggie
  • allerige
  • allerrgie
  • allregie
  • lalergie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alelrgie2alergie1allegrie2allergei2allerggie1allerige2allerrgie1allregie2
Edit distance from "Allergie"

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 "Allergie"?
"Allergie" is spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌalɛʁˈɡiː].
What does "Allergie" mean?
As a noun, "Allergie" means: heftige Immunreaktion auf normalerweise harmlose Substanzen oder Umweltstoffe
What words are commonly confused with "Allergie"?
"Allergie" is commonly confused with "Allergien", "Allergiker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Allergie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Allergie" is [ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Allergie" come from?
"Allergie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Abwasser#18,790anführen#18,799angreift#18,803Anhängen#18,804

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Altern9 variantsalways9 variantsArtist9 variantsWürmer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list