exchange

/[ɪkstʃeɪndʒ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,570

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

exchange is aGermanverb. It means: vertauschen, verwechseln, auswechseln Pronounced [ɪkstʃeɪndʒ].

Key facts for exchange
PropertyValue
Headwordexchange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪkstʃeɪndʒ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,570
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of exchange in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for exchange is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪkstʃeɪndʒ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,570 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for exchange, with forms such as "ecxhange", "excahnge", and "excchange". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is exchange, spelled E-X-C-H-A-N-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vertauschen, verwechseln, auswechseln
  2. 2
    Vertauschung, Verwechselung, Auswechselung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecxhange,excahnge,excchange,exchagne,exchaneg,exchangge,exchannge,exchhange,exchnage,exhcange,exxchange,xechange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exchange

Misspelling Variants of "exchange"

ecxhange8excahnge8excchange9exchagne8exchaneg8exchangge9exchannge9exchhange9
Misspelling Variants of "exchange"

Frequency rank: #17,570 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exchange"?
"exchange" is spelled E-X-C-H-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪkstʃeɪndʒ].
What does "exchange" mean?
As a verb, "exchange" means: vertauschen, verwechseln, auswechseln
What are common misspellings of "exchange"?
Common misspellings include "ecxhange", "excahnge", "excchange", "exchagne", "exchaneg". The correct spelling is "exchange".
How do you pronounce "exchange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exchange" is [ɪkstʃeɪndʒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exchange" come from?
"exchange" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.