Forelle

[foˈʁɛlə]

/[foˈʁɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Forelle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,109
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-forelle · Forelle · German

Forelle · rank #38,109 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,109
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flüchtlingski…

Nearest frequency peer: Flüchtlingskinder (-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 „Forelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Forelle“ 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).

Forelle vs formale
57% similar
Forelle vs formell
57% similar
Forelle vs formelle
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Forelle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Forelleliegt 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: „Flüchtlingskinder“ (#38,108), „Forellen“ (#38,110), „flüchtenden“ (#38,107). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Forelle“ bei #38,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Forelle (IPA [foˈʁɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,109 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Forelle, with forms such as "fforelle", "foerlle", and "forele". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "formale", "formell", "formelle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Forelle, spelled F-O-R-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein gerne gegessener Süßwasserraubfisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Besonders lecker schmecken Forellen "blau" gegart, gebraten oder frisch geräuchert."
  2. „Wenn es auf den Herbst zuging, angelten die Straßenbauarbeiter an hellen Sommerabenden Forellen in den Flüssen.“

This word in other languages

trout(English)trucha(Español)truite(Français)truta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforelle
  • foerlle
  • forele
  • forelel
  • forlele
  • forrelle
  • froelle
  • ofrelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Forelle - 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.

fforelle1foerlle2forele1forelel2forlele2forrelle1froelle2ofrelle2
Edit distance from "Forelle"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Forelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

framing#38,112flotter#38,105Flocken#38,104ersucht#38,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

flugs8 variantsGrammy8 variantseinigt8 variantsDrops8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list