cycle
[ˈsaɪkl]
The verdict
“cycle” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,410 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,410
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mehrere aufeinander folgende und aufeinander bezogene Kunstwerke
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cycle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsaɪkl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #42,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cycle” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for cycle is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsaɪkl]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,410 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cycle, with forms such as "ccycle", "ccyle", and "cyccle". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "cole", "coole", "Chile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is cycle, spelled C-Y-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1mehrere aufeinander folgende und aufeinander bezogene Kunstwerke
- 2eine regelmäßig wiederkehrende Abfolge von Vorgängen
- 3der einzelne Vorgang in einer solchen Abfolge
- 4das Fahrrad
- 5das Dreirad
- 6das Motorrad
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccycle,ccyle,cyccle,cycel,cyclle,cylce,cyycle,yccle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cycle - 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.
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.
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Using “cycle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-Y-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsaɪkl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cole” - see the side-by-side comparison. cycle vs cole
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.