Feldmarschall
[ˈfɛltˌmaʁʃal]
The verdict
“Feldmarschall” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,047
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Offiziersdienstgrad, ursprünglich Befehlshaber der Reiterei mit richterlichen Vollmachten, später verliert er diese und entspricht einem General der Kavallerie, bald darauf überhaupt einem General....
Corpus desk
Index DE-feldmarschall · Feldmarschall · German
Feldmarschall · rank #30,047 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,047
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Feldkirch
Nearest frequency peer: Feldkirch (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Feldmarschall”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- FDJ
FDJ
69,957 corpus weight
- Feldkirch
Feldkirch
69,955 corpus weight
- Feldmarscha…
Feldmarschall
69,954 corpus weight
- feministisc…
feministischen
69,953 corpus weight
- Finals
Finals
69,952 corpus weight
- fletcher
fletcher
69,951 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Feldmarschall” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feldmarschall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛltˌmaʁʃal] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #30,047 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feldmarschall” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Feldmarschall (IPA [ˈfɛltˌmaʁʃal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,047 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feldmarschall, with forms such as "efldmarschall", "fedlmarschall", and "feldamrschall". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Feldmarschall, spelled F-E-L-D-M-A-R-S-C-H-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Offiziersdienstgrad, ursprünglich Befehlshaber der Reiterei mit richterlichen Vollmachten, später verliert er diese und entspricht einem General der Kavallerie, bald darauf überhaupt einem General. Im 18. Jahrhundert erlangt der Feldmarschall den höchsten militärischen Grad.
- 2Offizier im Range eines Feldmarschalls
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efldmarschall
- fedlmarschall
- feldamrschall
- felddmarschall
- feldmarcshall
- feldmarrschall
- feldmarscahll
- feldmarscchall
- feldmarschal
- feldmarschhall
- feldmarschlal
- feldmarshcall
- feldmarsschall
- feldmasrchall
- feldmmarschall
- feldmraschall
- felldmarschall
- felmdarschall
- ffeldmarschall
- fledmarschall
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feldmarschall - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Feldmarschall", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.