everything
[ˈevɹiθɪŋ]
The verdict
“everything” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,122 in German word frequency and used as a pronoun.
- #25,122
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alles
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | everything |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [ˈevɹiθɪŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #25,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “everything” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for everything is 10 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈevɹiθɪŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,122 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for everything, with forms such as "eevrything", "everrything", and "evertyhing". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is everything, spelled E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1alles
- 2alles
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eevrything,everrything,evertyhing,everyhting,everythhing,everythign,everythingg,everythinng,everythnig,everytihng,everytthing,everyything,eveyrthing,evreything,evverything,veerything
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of everything - 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 “everything”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈevɹiθɪŋ] (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.