Enklave

[ɛnˈklaːvə]

/[ɛnˈklaːvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enklave” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,110
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom eigenen Gebiet umschlossener Teil eines fremden Gebiets

Corpus desk

Index DE-enklave · Enklave · German

Enklave · rank #48,110 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,110
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Energiespeich…

Nearest frequency peer: Energiespeicher (-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 „Enklave“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Enklave“ 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).

Enklave vs erkläre
43% similar
Enklave vs Exklave
86% similar

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

Key facts for Enklave
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnklave
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛnˈklaːvə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,110
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Enklave“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Energiespeicher“ (#48,109), „entsandte“ (#48,111), „Empirie“ (#48,108). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enklave“ bei #48,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Enklave (IPA [ɛnˈklaːvə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,110 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vom eigenen Gebiet umschlossener Teil eines fremden Gebiets".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Enklave, with forms such as "eknlave", "enkalve", and "enkklave". 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, "erkläre", "Exklave", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Enklave, spelled E-N-K-L-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom eigenen Gebiet umschlossener Teil eines fremden Gebiets

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Baarle-Hertog in eine belgische Enklave in den Niederlanden.
  2. Lesotho ist eine Enklave in Südafrika, wird also vollständig von seinem einzigen Nachbarland umschlossen.

Antonyms

Exklave

This word in other languages

enclave(English)enclave(Español)enclave(Français)enclave(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eknlave
  • enkalve
  • enkklave
  • enklaev
  • enklavve
  • enkllave
  • enklvae
  • enlkave
  • ennklave
  • neklave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eknlave2enkalve2enkklave1enklaev2enklavve1enkllave1enklvae2enlkave2
Edit distance from "Enklave"

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 "Enklave"?
"Enklave" is spelled E-N-K-L-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛnˈklaːvə].
What does "Enklave" mean?
As a noun, "Enklave" means: vom eigenen Gebiet umschlossener Teil eines fremden Gebiets
What words are commonly confused with "Enklave"?
"Enklave" is commonly confused with "erkläre", "Exklave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Enklave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enklave" is [ɛnˈklaːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enklave" come from?
"Enklave" 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 "Enklave", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Empirie#48,108erliegt#48,118Euphrat#48,126falling#48,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Fanfare10 variantsgeebnet10 variantsceleste10 variantsGewebes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list