Forelle

/[foˈʁɛlə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,109

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Forelle is aGermannoun. It means: ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch Pronounced [foˈʁɛlə]. Often confused with formale and formell.

Key facts for Forelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordForelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foˈʁɛlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,109
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Forelle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Forelle is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foˈʁɛlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,109 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Forelle, with forms such as "fforelle", "foerlle", and "forele". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "formale", "formell", "formelle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Forelle, spelled F-O-R-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforelle,foerlle,forele,forelel,forlele,forrelle,froelle,ofrelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Forelle

Misspelling Variants of "Forelle"

fforelle8foerlle7forele6forelel7forlele7forrelle8froelle7ofrelle7
Misspelling Variants of "Forelle"

Frequency rank: #38,109 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Forelle"?
"Forelle" is spelled F-O-R-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁɛlə].
What does "Forelle" mean?
As a noun, "Forelle" means: ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch
What words are commonly confused with "Forelle"?
"Forelle" is commonly confused with "formale", "formell", "formelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Forelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Forelle" is [foˈʁɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Forelle" come from?
"Forelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.