Elke

[ˈɛlkə]

/[ˈɛlkə]/ name

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The verdict

“Elke” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,806
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-elke · Elke · German

Elke · rank #13,806 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,806
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elektroautos

Nearest frequency peer: Elektroautos (-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 „Elke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Elke“ 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).

Elke vs eye
25% similar
Elke vs eve
25% similar
Elke vs ewe
25% similar

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

Key facts for Elke
PropertyValue
HeadwordElke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛlkə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,806
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Elke“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Elektroautos“ (#13,805), „empfahl“ (#13,807), „Einwände“ (#13,804). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elke“ bei #13,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Elke (IPA [ˈɛlkə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,806 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elke, with forms such as "ekle", "elek", and "elkke". 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, "eye", "eve", "ewe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Elke, spelled E-L-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Elke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elke ist schon viele Jahre mit Siegfried verheiratet.
  2. „‚Ich bin die Elke‘, sagt sie. Die Elke will, dass man sie duzt. ‚Wir duzen uns alle.‘“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekle
  • elek
  • elkke
  • ellke
  • leke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ekle2elek2elkke1ellke1leke2
Edit distance from "Elke"

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 "Elke"?
"Elke" is spelled E-L-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛlkə].
What does "Elke" mean?
As a proper noun, "Elke" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Elke"?
"Elke" is commonly confused with "eye", "eve", "ewe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Elke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elke" is [ˈɛlkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elke" come from?
"Elke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Elke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flow#13,823hoff#13,863Jong#13,868Kalk#13,871

Similar misspelling depth

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

Laub5 variantsvage5 variantsluna5 variantsNuss5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list