Energie

[enɛʁˈɡiː]

/[enɛʁˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Energie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,319
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sowohl äußerlich erkennbare Phänomene (wie etwa Leistungsvermögen, Handlungskraft) als auch innere Vorgänge (Motivation, Gefühle und so weiter)

Corpus desk

Index DE-energie · Energie · German

Energie · rank #1,319 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,319
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deutschlands

Nearest frequency peer: Deutschlands (-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 „Energie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Energie“ 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).

Energie vs energy
57% similar
Energie vs Energien
88% similar

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

Key facts for Energie
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnergie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[enɛʁˈɡiː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Energie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Energieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Deutschlands“ (#1,318), „erinnert“ (#1,320), „bieten“ (#1,317). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Energie“ bei #1,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Energie (IPA [enɛʁˈɡiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,319 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Energie, with forms such as "eenrgie", "enegrie", and "energei". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "energy", "Energien", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Energie, spelled E-N-E-R-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sowohl äußerlich erkennbare Phänomene (wie etwa Leistungsvermögen, Handlungskraft) als auch innere Vorgänge (Motivation, Gefühle und so weiter)
  2. 2
    körperliches Arbeitsvermögen eines Menschen
  3. 3
    physikalische Größe: Maß für die Fähigkeit eines Objektes, Arbeit zu verrichten
  4. 4
    ungeschaffene, von Gott ausgehende, aber auch zu Gott gehörende Energie, Wirksamkeit Gottes in dieser Welt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich schöpfe meine Energie aus der Natur auf Bergen und gebe diese nach Möglichkeit an andere Menschen weiter.
  2. „Und wer ernsthaft damit anfängt, wird erst mal unglaublich viel Geld, Mühe und Kraft hineinstecken müssen und keine Energie mehr übrig haben, sich nebenher gegen Nörgler und Bremser zu behaupten.“

Synonyms

AntriebKraftAusdauerKraftStärkeArbeitsvermögen

This word in other languages

energy(English)energía(Español)énergie(Français)energia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eenrgie
  • enegrie
  • energei
  • energgie
  • enerige
  • enerrgie
  • ennergie
  • enregie
  • neergie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eenrgie2enegrie2energei2energgie1enerige2enerrgie1ennergie1enregie2
Edit distance from "Energie"

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 "Energie"?
"Energie" is spelled E-N-E-R-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [enɛʁˈɡiː].
What does "Energie" mean?
As a noun, "Energie" means: sowohl äußerlich erkennbare Phänomene (wie etwa Leistungsvermögen, Handlungskraft) als auch innere Vorgänge (Motivation, Gefühle und so weiter)
What words are commonly confused with "Energie"?
"Energie" is commonly confused with "energy", "Energien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Energie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Energie" is [enɛʁˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Energie" come from?
"Energie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geboren#1,323relativ#1,331sterben#1,336kleines#1,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

glaubt9 variantsHerzen9 variantsMerkel9 variantsJugend9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list