Familie

[faˈmiːli̯ə]

/[faˈmiːli̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Familie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#344
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinste Zelle der jeweiligen Gesellschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-familie · Familie · German

Familie · rank #344 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #344
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH C

Nearest frequency peer: C (-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 „Familie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Familie“ 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).

Familie vs family
57% similar
Familie vs Familien
88% similar
Familie vs familiär
63% similar

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

Key facts for Familie
PropertyValue
HeadwordFamilie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈmiːli̯ə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#344
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Familie“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „C“ (#343), „ging“ (#345), „weniger“ (#342). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Familie“ bei #344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Familie (IPA [faˈmiːli̯ə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #344 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Familie, with forms such as "afmilie", "faimlie", and "famiile". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "family", "Familien", "familiär", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Familie, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleinste Zelle der jeweiligen Gesellschaft
  2. 2
    Eltern und Kinder (Kernfamilie)
  3. 3
    Großeltern, deren Kinder und Enkel
  4. 4
    Partnern mit Nachwuchs
  5. 5
    nach bestimmten Kriterien oder Merkmalen
  6. 6
    hierarchische Ebene zwischen Ordnung und Gattung
  7. 7
    Gruppe von Sprachen gleicher Herkunft
  8. 8
    Gruppe von Elementen mit gemeinsamer Eigenschaft: von einer Funktion erzeugte Gruppe (= Menge) von Elementen (die auch selbst Mengen sein können)
  9. 9
    Gruppe einander räumlich naher Asteroiden auf ähnlichen Bahnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Alle glücklichen Familien sind einander ähnlich; aber jede unglückliche Familie ist auf ihre besondere Art unglücklich.“
  2. „Beide Frauen stammen aus Großstädten, beide wuchsen in bürgerlichen Familien heran.“

Synonyms

BlutsverwandteSippeKernfamilieMischpokeAbartArtBereichDepartementDialektFachGattungGenusGeschlechtGruppeKategorieLinieRasseReiheRubrikSchlag

Antonyms

SingleJunggeselle

This word in other languages

family(English)familia(Español)famille(Français)família(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afmilie
  • faimlie
  • famiile
  • familei
  • famillie
  • famliie
  • fammilie
  • ffamilie
  • fmailie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afmilie2faimlie2famiile2familei2famillie1famliie2fammilie1ffamilie1
Edit distance from "Familie"

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 "Familie"?
"Familie" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈmiːli̯ə].
What does "Familie" mean?
As a noun, "Familie" means: kleinste Zelle der jeweiligen Gesellschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Familie"?
"Familie" is commonly confused with "family", "Familien", "familiär". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Familie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Familie" is [faˈmiːli̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Familie" come from?
"Familie" 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 "Familie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weniger#342sollten#347spielen#341gesehen#339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bleibt9 variantseigenen9 variantsMorgen9 variantsgesagt9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list