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The verdict

“fragment” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,134
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-fragment · fragment · German

fragment · rank #23,134 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,134
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Forchheim

Nearest frequency peer: Forchheim (-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 „fragment“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fragment“ 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).

fragment vs fragten
75% similar
fragment vs Fragmente
78% similar
fragment vs Fragmenten
70% similar

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

Key facts for fragment
PropertyValue
Headwordfragment
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,134
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fragment“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fragmentliegt 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: „Forchheim“ (#23,133), „Frederick“ (#23,135), „Freizeitpark“ (#23,136). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fragment“ bei #23,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around fragment (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,134 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragment, with forms such as "fargment", "ffragment", and "fragemnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fragten", "Fragmente", "Fragmenten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fragment, spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fargment
  • ffragment
  • fragemnt
  • fraggment
  • fragmennt
  • fragmentt
  • fragmetn
  • fragmment
  • fragmnet
  • framgent
  • frgament
  • frragment
  • rfagment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fargment2ffragment1fragemnt2fraggment1fragmennt1fragmentt1fragmetn2fragmment1
Edit distance from "fragment"

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 "fragment"?
"fragment" is spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "fragment" mean?
As a noun, "fragment" means: Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe
What words are commonly confused with "fragment"?
"fragment" is commonly confused with "fragten", "Fragmente", "Fragmenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fragment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragment" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragment" come from?
"fragment" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fixieren#23,126gekaufte#23,144Gemälden#23,149geregnet#23,153

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Gartenbau13 variantsGeliebter13 variantsEurovision13 variantsermutigen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list