Alphabet

[alfaˈbeːt]

/[alfaˈbeːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alphabet” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,550
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geordnete Menge der in einer Schriftsprache verwendeten Buchstaben

Corpus desk

Index DE-alphabet · Alphabet · German

Alphabet · rank #15,550 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,550
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alm

Nearest frequency peer: alm (-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 „Alphabet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alphabet“ 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 Alphabet
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlphabet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alfaˈbeːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,550
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alphabet“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alphabetliegt 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: „alm“ (#15,549), „alzheimer“ (#15,551), „Algorithmen“ (#15,548). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alphabet“ bei #15,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Alphabet (IPA [alfaˈbeːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,550 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alphabet, with forms such as "alhpabet", "allphabet", and "alpahbet". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Alphabet, spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    geordnete Menge der in einer Schriftsprache verwendeten Buchstaben
  2. 2
    eine endliche, nichtleere Menge von unterscheidbaren Symbolen (Zeichen) als Voraussetzung einer formalen Sprache
  3. 3
    eine Folge von 23 Druckbogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die deutsche Schrift verwendet das lateinische Alphabet.
  2. „Die Verwendung des Alphabets, heute weltweit die verbreitetste Art zu schreiben, hat schon eine lange Tradition, die bis ins Altertum zurückreicht.“

Synonyms

AbcAbece

This word in other languages

alphabet(English)abecé(Español)alphabet(Français)alfabeto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alhpabet
  • allphabet
  • alpahbet
  • alphabbet
  • alphabett
  • alphabte
  • alphaebt
  • alphbaet
  • alphhabet
  • alpphabet
  • aplhabet
  • laphabet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alhpabet2allphabet1alpahbet2alphabbet1alphabett1alphabte2alphaebt2alphbaet2
Edit distance from "Alphabet"

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 "Alphabet"?
"Alphabet" is spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [alfaˈbeːt].
What does "Alphabet" mean?
As a noun, "Alphabet" means: geordnete Menge der in einer Schriftsprache verwendeten Buchstaben
What are common misspellings of "Alphabet"?
Common misspellings include "alhpabet", "allphabet", "alpahbet", "alphabbet", "alphabett". The correct spelling is "Alphabet".
How do you pronounce "Alphabet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alphabet" is [alfaˈbeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alphabet" come from?
"Alphabet" 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 "Alphabet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Arroganz#15,556Ausflüge#15,560Ökonomen#15,540Ökologie#15,539

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ausleihen12 variantsZeichner12 variantsbedürfen12 variantsbekanntes12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list