Autounfall

[ˈaʊ̯toˌʔʊnfal]

/[ˈaʊ̯toˌʔʊnfal]/ noun

The verdict

“Autounfall” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,014
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Unfall mit, durch, in einem Auto; ein Verkehrsunfall mit einem beteiligten Kraftfahrzeug

Corpus desk

Index DE-autounfall · Autounfall · German

Autounfall · rank #14,014 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,014
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszugleichen

Nearest frequency peer: auszugleichen (-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 „Autounfall“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Autounfall“ 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 Autounfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutounfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯toˌʔʊnfal]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,014
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Autounfall“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Autounfallliegt 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: „auszugleichen“ (#14,013), „bayerischer“ (#14,015), „beachte“ (#14,016). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autounfall“ bei #14,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Autounfall (IPA [ˈaʊ̯toˌʔʊnfal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,014 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Unfall mit, durch, in einem Auto; ein Verkehrsunfall mit einem beteiligten Kraftfahrzeug".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Autounfall, with forms such as "atuounfall", "auotunfall", and "autonufall". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Autounfall, spelled A-U-T-O-U-N-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Unfall mit, durch, in einem Auto; ein Verkehrsunfall mit einem beteiligten Kraftfahrzeug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Anneliese hatte vorige Woche einen Autounfall.
  2. „Bei einem Autounfall wurde ich einmal aus dem Auto und unter einen Lastwagen geschleudert.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuounfall
  • auotunfall
  • autonufall
  • autoufnall
  • autounafll
  • autounfal
  • autounffall
  • autounflal
  • autounnfall
  • auttounfall
  • autuonfall
  • uatounfall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuounfall2auotunfall2autonufall2autoufnall2autounafll2autounfal1autounffall1autounflal2
Edit distance from "Autounfall"

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 "Autounfall"?
"Autounfall" is spelled A-U-T-O-U-N-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯toˌʔʊnfal].
What does "Autounfall" mean?
As a noun, "Autounfall" means: ein Unfall mit, durch, in einem Auto; ein Verkehrsunfall mit einem beteiligten Kraftfahrzeug
What are common misspellings of "Autounfall"?
Common misspellings include "atuounfall", "auotunfall", "autonufall", "autoufnall", "autounafll". The correct spelling is "Autounfall".
How do you pronounce "Autounfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autounfall" is [ˈaʊ̯toˌʔʊnfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autounfall" come from?
"Autounfall" 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 "Autounfall", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list