Avatar

[avaˈtaːɐ̯]

/[avaˈtaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Avatar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,515
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - virtueller Stellvertreter eines realen Benutzers im Cyberspace

Corpus desk

Index DE-avatar · Avatar · German

Avatar · rank #20,515 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,515
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausübt

Nearest frequency peer: ausübt (-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 „Avatar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Avatar“ 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).

Avatar vs Altar
67% similar

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

Key facts for Avatar
PropertyValue
HeadwordAvatar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[avaˈtaːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,515
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Avatar“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Avatarliegt 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: „ausübt“ (#20,514), „Bali“ (#20,516), „auszumachen“ (#20,513). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Avatar“ bei #20,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Avatar (IPA [avaˈtaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,515 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avatar, with forms such as "aavtar", "avaatr", and "avatarr". 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, "Altar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Avatar, spelled A-V-A-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    virtueller Stellvertreter eines realen Benutzers im Cyberspace
  2. 2
    virtuelle, grafische Repräsentation einer Kunstfigur in einem eigenen Universum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Avatar darf nicht breiter als 80 Pixel sein.
  2. Mein Avatar bei ‚World of Warcraft‘ sollte sich einmal andere Kleidung beschaffen.

This word in other languages

avatar(English)avatar(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aavtar
  • avaatr
  • avatarr
  • avatra
  • avattar
  • avtaar
  • avvatar
  • vaatar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aavtar2avaatr2avatarr1avatra2avattar1avtaar2avvatar1vaatar2
Edit distance from "Avatar"

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 "Avatar"?
"Avatar" is spelled A-V-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [avaˈtaːɐ̯].
What does "Avatar" mean?
As a noun, "Avatar" means: virtueller Stellvertreter eines realen Benutzers im Cyberspace
What words are commonly confused with "Avatar"?
"Avatar" is commonly confused with "Altar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Avatar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Avatar" is [avaˈtaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Avatar" come from?
"Avatar" 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 "Avatar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausübt#20,514bekäme#20,522bewege#20,529bremst#20,536

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

alpine8 variantscruise8 variantsErlöse8 variantsKoffein8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list