exzellent

[ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]

/[ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“exzellent” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,331
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - herausragende Qualität aufweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-exzellent · exzellent · German

exzellent · rank #24,331 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,331
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH exakten

Nearest frequency peer: exakten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „exzellent“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „exzellent“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exzellent vs Exzellenz
78% similar
exzellent vs exzellente
90% similar
exzellent vs exzellenten
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exzellent
PropertyValue
Headwordexzellent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,331
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „exzellent“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).exzellentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „exakten“ (#24,330), „fernhalten“ (#24,332), „festhält“ (#24,333). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „exzellent“ bei #24,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around exzellent (IPA [ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,331 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "herausragende Qualität aufweisend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for exzellent, with forms such as "exezllent", "exxzellent", and "exzelelnt". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Exzellenz", "exzellente", "exzellenten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is exzellent, spelled E-X-Z-E-L-L-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    herausragende Qualität aufweisend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exzellent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Bewerber wurde wegen exzellenter Leistungen ausgewählt.
  2. Dieser Vortrag war exzellent!

This word in other languages

excellent(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • exezllent
  • exxzellent
  • exzelelnt
  • exzelent
  • exzellennt
  • exzellentt
  • exzelletn
  • exzellnet
  • exzlelent
  • exzzellent
  • ezxellent
  • xezellent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

exezllent2exxzellent1exzelelnt2exzelent1exzellennt1exzellentt1exzelletn2exzellnet2
Edit distance from "exzellent"

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 "exzellent"?
"exzellent" is spelled E-X-Z-E-L-L-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt].
What does "exzellent" mean?
As an adjective, "exzellent" means: herausragende Qualität aufweisend
What words are commonly confused with "exzellent"?
"exzellent" is commonly confused with "Exzellenz", "exzellente", "exzellenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exzellent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exzellent" is [ɛkst͡sɛˈlɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exzellent" come from?
"exzellent" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exzellent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erworbene#24,326Elfenbein#24,317Geldgeber#24,347dämlichen#24,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

feuchter12 variantsGegentor12 variantsgewendet12 variantsgliedert12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list