discovery

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The verdict

“discovery” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,956. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,956
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Entdeckung

Corpus desk

Index DE-discovery · discovery · German

discovery · rank #25,956 · 14 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,956
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH disc

Nearest frequency peer: disc (-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 „discovery“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „discovery“ 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).

discovery vs of
11% similar
discovery vs ii
11% similar
discovery vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for discovery
PropertyValue
Headworddiscovery
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,956
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „discovery“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „disc“ (#25,955), „diskrete“ (#25,957), „Dienststellen“ (#25,954). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „discovery“ bei #25,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around discovery (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,956 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Entdeckung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for discovery, with forms such as "ddiscovery", "dicsovery", and "disccovery". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is discovery, spelled D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Entdeckung

This word in other languages

découverte(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscovery
  • dicsovery
  • disccovery
  • discoevry
  • discoverry
  • discoveryy
  • discoveyr
  • discovrey
  • discovvery
  • discvoery
  • disocvery
  • disscovery
  • dsicovery
  • idscovery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discovery - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddiscovery1dicsovery2disccovery1discoevry2discoverry1discoveryy1discoveyr2discovrey2
Edit distance from "discovery"

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 "discovery"?
"discovery" is spelled D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "discovery" mean?
As a noun, "discovery" means: die Entdeckung
What words are commonly confused with "discovery"?
"discovery" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "discovery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discovery" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discovery" come from?
"discovery" 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 "discovery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

computing#25,946ehrgeizig#25,970einzahlen#25,977Eitelkeit#25,979

Similar misspelling depth

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

delegierte14 variantsentstammen14 variantserbrachte14 variantsbescheren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list