Clickbait

[ˈklɪkbɛɪ̯t]

/[ˈklɪkbɛɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Clickbait” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,300. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,300
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reißerischer oder provokanter kurzer Text (häufig in Form einer Überschrift), der Besucher anlocken soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-clickbait · Clickbait · German

Clickbait · rank #47,300 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,300
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH coli

Nearest frequency peer: coli (+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 „Clickbait“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Clickbait“ 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 Clickbait
PropertyValue
HeadwordClickbait
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklɪkbɛɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,300
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Clickbait“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Clickbaitliegt 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: „coli“ (#47,301), „centrale“ (#47,296), „deckten“ (#47,305). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Clickbait“ bei #47,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Clickbait (IPA [ˈklɪkbɛɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,300 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clickbait, with forms such as "cclickbait", "cilckbait", and "clcikbait". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Clickbait, spelled C-L-I-C-K-B-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    reißerischer oder provokanter kurzer Text (häufig in Form einer Überschrift), der Besucher anlocken soll
  2. 2
    das Anlocken von Besuchern durch eine häufig reißerische oder provokante Überschrift

Synonyms

KlickköderWebköderClickbaiting

This word in other languages

clickbait(English)piège à clics(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclickbait
  • cilckbait
  • clcikbait
  • clicbkait
  • clicckbait
  • clickabit
  • clickbaitt
  • clickbati
  • clickbbait
  • clickbiat
  • clickkbait
  • clikcbait
  • cllickbait
  • lcickbait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclickbait1cilckbait2clcikbait2clicbkait2clicckbait1clickabit2clickbaitt1clickbati2
Edit distance from "Clickbait"

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 "Clickbait"?
"Clickbait" is spelled C-L-I-C-K-B-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɪkbɛɪ̯t].
What does "Clickbait" mean?
As a noun, "Clickbait" means: reißerischer oder provokanter kurzer Text (häufig in Form einer Überschrift), der Besucher anlocken soll
What are common misspellings of "Clickbait"?
Common misspellings include "cclickbait", "cilckbait", "clcikbait", "clicbkait", "clicckbait". The correct spelling is "Clickbait".
How do you pronounce "Clickbait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clickbait" is [ˈklɪkbɛɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clickbait" come from?
"Clickbait" 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 "Clickbait", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Delitzsch#47,307dezimiert#47,312Diebesgut#47,313directory#47,315

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Bodensatz14 variantsDrehungen14 variantsbevölkern14 variantsberührten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list