Fernsehturm
[ˈfɛʁnzeːˌtʊʁm]
The verdict
“Fernsehturm” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,093
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Turm mit Sendeanlagen für Hörfunk und Fernsehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fernsehturm · Fernsehturm · German
Fernsehturm · rank #34,093 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,093
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Fernglas
Nearest frequency peer: Fernglas (-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 “Fernsehturm”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Faxen
Faxen
65,911 corpus weight
- fehlendes
fehlendes
65,910 corpus weight
- Fernglas
Fernglas
65,909 corpus weight
- Fernsehturm
Fernsehturm
65,908 corpus weight
- Fleisches
Fleisches
65,907 corpus weight
- fortschritt…
fortschrittliche
65,906 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fernsehturm” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fernsehturm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnzeːˌtʊʁm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #34,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fernsehturm” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Fernsehturm (IPA [ˈfɛʁnzeːˌtʊʁm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,093 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Turm mit Sendeanlagen für Hörfunk und Fernsehen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fernsehturm, with forms such as "efrnsehturm", "fenrsehturm", and "ferneshturm". 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 entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fernsehturm, spelled F-E-R-N-S-E-H-T-U-R-M.
Definition
- 1Turm mit Sendeanlagen für Hörfunk und Fernsehen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efrnsehturm
- fenrsehturm
- ferneshturm
- fernnsehturm
- fernsehhturm
- fernsehtrum
- fernsehtturm
- fernsehtumr
- fernsehturmm
- fernsehturrm
- fernsehutrm
- fernsethurm
- fernsheturm
- fernssehturm
- ferrnsehturm
- fersnehturm
- ffernsehturm
- frensehturm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fernsehturm - 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 "Fernsehturm", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 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.