everybody

[ˈevriˌbɒdi]

/[ˈevriˌbɒdi]/ pron

The verdict

“everybody” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,586 in German word frequency and used as a pronoun.

#44,586
frequency rank, German
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alle Personen betreffend; alle, jeder, jedermann

Key facts for everybody
PropertyValue
Headwordeverybody
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈevriˌbɒdi]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,586
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “everybody” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). everybody lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for everybody is 9 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈevriˌbɒdi]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,586 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "alle Personen betreffend; alle, jeder, jedermann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for everybody, with forms such as "eevrybody", "everbyody", and "everrybody". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is everybody, spelled E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    alle Personen betreffend; alle, jeder, jedermann

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eevrybody,everbyody,everrybody,everybbody,everybdoy,everyboddy,everybodyy,everyboyd,everyobdy,everyybody,eveyrbody,evreybody,evverybody,veerybody

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eevrybody2everbyody2everrybody1everybbody1everybdoy2everyboddy1everybodyy1everyboyd2
Edit distance from "everybody"

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 "everybody"?
"everybody" is spelled E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈevriˌbɒdi].
What does "everybody" mean?
As a pronoun, "everybody" means: alle Personen betreffend; alle, jeder, jedermann
What are common misspellings of "everybody"?
Common misspellings include "eevrybody", "everbyody", "everrybody", "everybbody", "everybdoy". The correct spelling is "everybody".
How do you pronounce "everybody"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "everybody" is [ˈevriˌbɒdi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "everybody" come from?
"everybody" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “everybody”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈevriˌbɒdi] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list