frontal

[fʁɔnˈtaːl]

/[fʁɔnˈtaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“frontal” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,258
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von vorn, von der Vorderseite

Corpus desk

Index DE-frontal · frontal · German

frontal · rank #21,258 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,258
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freundliches

Nearest frequency peer: freundliches (-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 „frontal“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „frontal“ 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).

frontal vs Fronten
57% similar
frontal vs front
71% similar
frontal vs Freital
57% similar

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

Key facts for frontal
PropertyValue
Headwordfrontal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʁɔnˈtaːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,258
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „frontal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).frontalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „freundliches“ (#21,257), „Frauchen“ (#21,256), „forscht“ (#21,255). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „frontal“ bei #21,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around frontal (IPA [fʁɔnˈtaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,258 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von vorn, von der Vorderseite".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for frontal, with forms such as "ffrontal", "forntal", and "frnotal". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Fronten", "front", "Freital", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is frontal, spelled F-R-O-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    von vorn, von der Vorderseite

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bei dem frontalen Zusammenstoß mit einem LKW wurde der PKW enorm beschädigt.

Antonyms

rückseitigseitlich

This word in other languages

frontal(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrontal
  • forntal
  • frnotal
  • fronatl
  • fronntal
  • frontall
  • frontla
  • fronttal
  • frotnal
  • frrontal
  • rfontal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frontal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffrontal1forntal2frnotal2fronatl2fronntal1frontall1frontla2fronttal1
Edit distance from "frontal"

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 "frontal"?
"frontal" is spelled F-R-O-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁɔnˈtaːl].
What does "frontal" mean?
As an adjective, "frontal" means: von vorn, von der Vorderseite
What words are commonly confused with "frontal"?
"frontal" is commonly confused with "Fronten", "front", "Freital". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frontal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frontal" is [fʁɔnˈtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frontal" come from?
"frontal" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

forscht#21,255finance#21,250gekehrt#21,267gelockt#21,268

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Faulheit11 variantsgemocht11 variantsgesandt11 variantserhitzt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list