Einzelgänger
[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Einzelgänger” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,551
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die dazu neigt, sich von anderen Personen fernzuhalten
Corpus desk
Index DE-einzelganger · Einzelgänger · German
Einzelgänger · rank #33,551 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,551
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH einstmals
Nearest frequency peer: einstmals (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Einzelgänger”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- einleuchtend
einleuchtend
66,453 corpus weight
- einstmals
einstmals
66,451 corpus weight
- Einzelgänger
Einzelgänger
66,450 corpus weight
- Eistee
Eistee
66,449 corpus weight
- elastischen
elastischen
66,448 corpus weight
- Elch
Elch
66,447 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Einzelgänger” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Einzelgänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #33,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Einzelgänger” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Einzelgänger (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌɡɛŋɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,551 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Einzelgänger, with forms such as "einezlgänger", "einnzelgänger", and "einzeglänger". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Einzelgänger, spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die dazu neigt, sich von anderen Personen fernzuhalten
- 2Tier, das überwiegend einzeln und nicht im Rudel lebt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- einezlgänger
- einnzelgänger
- einzeglänger
- einzelggänger
- einzelgnäger
- einzelgägner
- einzelgänegr
- einzelgängerr
- einzelgängger
- einzelgängre
- einzelgännger
- einzellgänger
- einzelägnger
- einzlegänger
- einzzelgänger
- eiznelgänger
- enizelgänger
- ienzelgänger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Einzelgänger - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Einzelgänger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
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.