Elterngeld
[ˈɛltɐnˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Elterngeld” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,064
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - finanzielle Summe, die vom Staat an die Eltern gezahlt wird, wenn diese nicht oder teilweise erwerbslos sind sowie wenn diese ihr Kind selbst zuhause betreuen
Corpus desk
Index DE-elterngeld · Elterngeld · German
Elterngeld · rank #34,064 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,064
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH elementar
Nearest frequency peer: elementar (-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 “Elterngeld”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- 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
- Endphase
Endphase
65,934 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Elterngeld” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elterngeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛltɐnˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #34,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Elterngeld” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Elterngeld (IPA [ˈɛltɐnˌɡɛlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,064 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "finanzielle Summe, die vom Staat an die Eltern gezahlt wird, wenn diese nicht oder teilweise erwerbslos sind sowie wenn diese ihr Kind selbst zuhause betreuen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elterngeld, with forms such as "eletrngeld", "ellterngeld", and "eltenrgeld". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Elterngeld, spelled E-L-T-E-R-N-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1finanzielle Summe, die vom Staat an die Eltern gezahlt wird, wenn diese nicht oder teilweise erwerbslos sind sowie wenn diese ihr Kind selbst zuhause betreuen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Elterngeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Einführung des Elterngeldes wird von vielen kritisiert.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eletrngeld
- ellterngeld
- eltenrgeld
- eltergneld
- elternegld
- elterngedl
- elterngeldd
- elterngelld
- elternggeld
- elterngled
- elternngeld
- elterrngeld
- eltrengeld
- eltterngeld
- etlerngeld
- leterngeld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elterngeld - 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.
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 September 3, 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 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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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.