elementar
[eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“elementar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,063
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grundlegend, wesentlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-elementar · elementar · German
elementar · rank #34,063 · 13 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,063
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH elektromagnet…
Nearest frequency peer: elektromagnetischen (-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 „elementar“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- einspielen
einspielen
65,941 corpus weight
- elektromagn…
elektromagnetischen
65,939 corpus weight
- elementar
elementar
65,938 corpus weight
- Elterngeld
Elterngeld
65,937 corpus weight
- emotionales
emotionales
65,936 corpus weight
- empfingen
empfingen
65,935 corpus weight
What this shows „elementar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | elementar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #34,063 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „elementar“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around elementar (IPA [eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,063 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for elementar, with forms such as "eelmentar", "eleemntar", and "elemenatr". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Elemente", "Elements", "Elementen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is elementar, spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1grundlegend, wesentlich
- 2anfängerhaft, den Anfang bildend, darstellend, einfach
- 3rein, als reines Element vorliegend
- 4von naturhafter Gewalt; heftig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how elementar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Naturgesetze sind elementar für unser Weltbild.
„Ob die schnöde Missachtung elementarster Spielregeln des Gastrechts der Grund für die Ermordung von der Deckens war, ist ungeklärt.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eelmentar
- eleemntar
- elemenatr
- elemenntar
- elementarr
- elementra
- elementtar
- elemetnar
- elemmentar
- elemnetar
- ellementar
- elmeentar
- leementar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elementar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "elementar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).