Evangelium
[evaŋˈɡeːli̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Evangelium” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,619 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,619
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die vier Hauptbücher des Neuen Testaments
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Evangelium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [evaŋˈɡeːli̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #15,619 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Evangelium” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Evangelium is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [evaŋˈɡeːli̯ʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,619 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Evangelium, with forms such as "eavngelium", "evagnelium", and "evaneglium". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Evangeliums", "Evangelien", "Evangelist", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Evangelium, spelled E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1die vier Hauptbücher des Neuen Testaments
- 2generell die christliche Glaubensbotschaft
- 3verkürzt von „Verkündigung des Evangeliums“: letzte Schriftlesung aus einem Evangelium[1] im Gottesdienst; nach anderer Auffassung bestimmter Abschnitt eines der Evangelien in dieser gottesdienstlichen Lesung
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eavngelium,evagnelium,evaneglium,evangeilum,evangelimu,evangeliumm,evangellium,evangeluim,evanggelium,evangleium,evanngelium,evnagelium,evvangelium,veangelium
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Evangelium - 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.
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Using “Evangelium”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [evaŋˈɡeːli̯ʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Evangeliums” - see the side-by-side comparison. Evangelium vs Evangeliums
- 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.