Enzyklopädie
[ˌɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː]
The verdict
“Enzyklopädie” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,918 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,918
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Wissenssammlung, bei der versucht wird, das Wissen eines Fachs oder Themas oder aber den gesamten Wissensstand darzustellen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Enzyklopädie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #23,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Enzyklopädie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Enzyklopädie is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,918 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Wissenssammlung, bei der versucht wird, das Wissen eines Fachs oder Themas oder aber den gesamten Wissensstand darzustellen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Enzyklopädie, with forms such as "ennzyklopädie", "enyzklopädie", and "enzkylopädie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Enzyklopädie, spelled E-N-Z-Y-K-L-O-P-Ä-D-I-E.
Definition
- 1eine Wissenssammlung, bei der versucht wird, das Wissen eines Fachs oder Themas oder aber den gesamten Wissensstand darzustellen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ennzyklopädie,enyzklopädie,enzkylopädie,enzykklopädie,enzykllopädie,enzyklopdäie,enzykloppädie,enzyklopäddie,enzyklopädei,enzyklopäide,enzykloäpdie,enzyklpoädie,enzykolpädie,enzylkopädie,enzyyklopädie,enzzyklopädie,eznyklopädie,nezyklopädie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Enzyklopädie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Enzyklopädie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-Z-Y-K-L-O-P-Ä-D-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.