elfmal
[ˈɛlfmaːl]
The verdict
“elfmal” is uncommon German (frequency #95,492 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,492
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit elf vervielfacht; zehnmal und ein weiteres Mal; elffach vorgekommen oder durchgeführt
Corpus desk
Index DE-elfmal · elfmal · German
elfmal · rank #95,492 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,492
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH Elektroinstal…
Nearest frequency peer: Elektroinstallation (-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 “elfmal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Eiseskälte
Eiseskälte
4,514 corpus weight
- Elektrogerä…
Elektrogeräten
4,511 corpus weight
- Elektroinst…
Elektroinstallation
4,510 corpus weight
- elfmal
elfmal
4,509 corpus weight
- enen
enen
4,506 corpus weight
- Energiemix
Energiemix
4,505 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “elfmal” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elfmal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈɛlfmaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,492 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elfmal” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
elfmal is uncommon German at frequency #95,492 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈɛlfmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit elf vervielfacht; zehnmal und ein weiteres Mal; elffach vorgekommen oder durchgeführt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for elfmal, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is elfmal, spelled E-L-F-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1mit elf vervielfacht; zehnmal und ein weiteres Mal; elffach vorgekommen oder durchgeführt
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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.