Fledermäuse
[ˈfleːdɐˌmɔɪ̯zə]
The verdict
“Fledermäuse” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,933
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fledermaus
Corpus desk
Index DE-fledermause · Fledermäuse · German
Fledermäuse · rank #23,933 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #23,933
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH finster
Nearest frequency peer: finster (-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 “Fledermäuse”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Fallout
Fallout
76,072 corpus weight
- Feuerzeug
Feuerzeug
76,070 corpus weight
- finster
finster
76,069 corpus weight
- Fledermäuse
Fledermäuse
76,068 corpus weight
- fluchen
fluchen
76,066 corpus weight
- flying
flying
76,065 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fledermäuse” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fledermäuse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfleːdɐˌmɔɪ̯zə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #23,933 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fledermäuse” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Fledermäuse (IPA [ˈfleːdɐˌmɔɪ̯zə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,933 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fledermäuse, with forms such as "feldermäuse", "ffledermäuse", and "fldeermäuse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fledermaus", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fledermäuse, spelled F-L-E-D-E-R-M-Ä-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fledermaus
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fledermaus
- 3Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fledermaus
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- feldermäuse
- ffledermäuse
- fldeermäuse
- fleddermäuse
- fledemräuse
- fledermmäuse
- fledermuäse
- fledermäsue
- fledermäues
- fledermäusse
- flederrmäuse
- flederämuse
- fledremäuse
- fleedrmäuse
- flledermäuse
- lfedermäuse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fledermäuse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 September 3, 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 "Fledermäuse", 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 (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Fledermäuse". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Fledermaus". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #23,933 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.