average

[ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ]

/[ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ]/ adj

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The verdict

“average” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,363
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von durchschnittlicher Qualität

Corpus desk

Index DE-average · average · German

average · rank #42,363 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,363
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszuhandeln

Nearest frequency peer: auszuhandeln (-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 „average“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „average“ 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).

average vs Anfrage
57% similar
average vs Anträge
43% similar
average vs Abfrage
57% similar

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

Key facts for average
PropertyValue
Headwordaverage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,363
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „average“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).averageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auszuhandeln“ (#42,362), „Bauernhöfe“ (#42,364), „ausspionieren“ (#42,361). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „average“ bei #42,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around average (IPA [ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,363 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von durchschnittlicher Qualität".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for average, with forms such as "aevrage", "avearge", and "averaeg". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Anfrage", "Anträge", "Abfrage", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is average, spelled A-V-E-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    von durchschnittlicher Qualität

Synonyms

durchschnittlichmittelmäßig

This word in other languages

average(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aevrage
  • avearge
  • averaeg
  • averagge
  • avergae
  • averrage
  • avreage
  • avverage
  • vaerage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of average - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aevrage2avearge2averaeg2averagge1avergae2averrage1avreage2avverage1
Edit distance from "average"

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 "average"?
"average" is spelled A-V-E-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ].
What does "average" mean?
As an adjective, "average" means: von durchschnittlicher Qualität
What words are commonly confused with "average"?
"average" is commonly confused with "Anfrage", "Anträge", "Abfrage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "average"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "average" is [ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "average" come from?
"average" 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 "average", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bauplan#42,365Beijing#42,372bitches#42,380brüchig#42,387

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list