Comic

[ˈkɔmɪk]

/[ˈkɔmɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Comic” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,693
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine (nicht zwangsläufig komische) Bildergeschichte oder Bilderabfolge

Corpus desk

Index DE-comic · Comic · German

Comic · rank #5,693 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,693
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chicago

Nearest frequency peer: Chicago (-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 „Comic“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Comic“ 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).

Comic vs como
40% similar
Comic vs Covid
60% similar
Comic vs comte
40% similar

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

Key facts for Comic
PropertyValue
HeadwordComic
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔmɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,693
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Comic“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Comicliegt 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: „Chicago“ (#5,692), „Datenbank“ (#5,694), „Charlotte“ (#5,691). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Comic“ bei #5,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Comic (IPA [ˈkɔmɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,693 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Comic, with forms such as "ccomic", "cmoic", and "coimc". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "como", "Covid", "comte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Comic, spelled C-O-M-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine (nicht zwangsläufig komische) Bildergeschichte oder Bilderabfolge
  2. 2
    ein Heft, das Comics [1] enthält; kurz für Comicheft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bildergeschichten von Wilhelm Busch gelten als Vorläufer der Comics.
  2. „In den bürgerlichen Familien meiner Generation waren Comics streng verboten.“

Synonyms

BildabfolgeBildfolgeBildgeschichteBildergeschichteComicstripComicheftComicstrip

This word in other languages

comic(English)cómic(Español)bande dessinée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomic
  • cmoic
  • coimc
  • comci
  • comicc
  • commic
  • ocmic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomic1cmoic2coimc2comci2comicc1commic1ocmic2
Edit distance from "Comic"

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 "Comic"?
"Comic" is spelled C-O-M-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔmɪk].
What does "Comic" mean?
As a noun, "Comic" means: eine (nicht zwangsläufig komische) Bildergeschichte oder Bilderabfolge
What words are commonly confused with "Comic"?
"Comic" is commonly confused with "como", "Covid", "comte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Comic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Comic" is [ˈkɔmɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Comic" come from?
"Comic" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Comic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bring#5,688Enger#5,701bands#5,682Ethik#5,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Europe7 variantsfrühe7 variantsmalen7 variantsNebel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list