Autokauf

[ˈaʊ̯toˌkaʊ̯f]

/[ˈaʊ̯toˌkaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Autokauf” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,494
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Kauf eines Autos

Corpus desk

Index DE-autokauf · Autokauf · German

Autokauf · rank #46,494 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,494
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszuzahlen

Nearest frequency peer: auszuzahlen (-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 „Autokauf“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Autokauf“ 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).

Autokauf vs Autohaus
75% similar

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

Key facts for Autokauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutokauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯toˌkaʊ̯f]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,494
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Autokauf“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Autokaufliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auszuzahlen“ (#46,493), „Azoren“ (#46,495), „auszuruhen“ (#46,492). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autokauf“ bei #46,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Autokauf (IPA [ˈaʊ̯toˌkaʊ̯f]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,494 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Kauf eines Autos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Autokauf, with forms such as "atuokauf", "auotkauf", and "autkoauf". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Autohaus", 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 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 Autokauf, spelled A-U-T-O-K-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Kauf eines Autos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Autokauf wird immer öfter über das Internet abgewickelt.

Antonyms

Autoverkauf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuokauf
  • auotkauf
  • autkoauf
  • autoakuf
  • autokafu
  • autokauff
  • autokkauf
  • autokuaf
  • auttokauf
  • uatokauf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuokauf2auotkauf2autkoauf2autoakuf2autokafu2autokauff1autokkauf1autokuaf2
Edit distance from "Autokauf"

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 "Autokauf"?
"Autokauf" is spelled A-U-T-O-K-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯toˌkaʊ̯f].
What does "Autokauf" mean?
As a noun, "Autokauf" means: der Kauf eines Autos
What words are commonly confused with "Autokauf"?
"Autokauf" is commonly confused with "Autohaus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Autokauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autokauf" is [ˈaʊ̯toˌkaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autokauf" come from?
"Autokauf" 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 "Autokauf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

banalen10 variantsbraunem10 variantsabfällig10 variantsZölibat10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list