galaxy
[ˈɡæləksi]
The verdict
“galaxy” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,919
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galaxie, Sternsystem
Corpus desk
Index DE-galaxy · galaxy · German
galaxy · rank #7,919 · 9 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,919
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Fächer
Nearest frequency peer: Fächer (-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 „galaxy“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Fleck
Fleck
92,085 corpus weight
- fotografier…
fotografieren
92,084 corpus weight
- Fächer
Fächer
92,083 corpus weight
- galaxy
galaxy
92,082 corpus weight
- Gebirge
Gebirge
92,081 corpus weight
- gestaltete
gestaltete
92,080 corpus weight
What this shows „galaxy“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | galaxy |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡæləksi] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „galaxy“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around galaxy (IPA [ˈɡæləksi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,919 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for galaxy, with forms such as "aglaxy", "gaalxy", and "galaxxy". 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, "Gala", "Galaxie", "Galaxis", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is galaxy, spelled G-A-L-A-X-Y.
Definition
- 1Galaxie, Sternsystem
- 2die Milchstraße
- 3große Menge/Schar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how galaxy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Take a close look at those galaxies up there! Don't they look beautiful?
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aglaxy
- gaalxy
- galaxxy
- galaxyy
- galayx
- gallaxy
- galxay
- ggalaxy
- glaaxy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of galaxy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "galaxy"?
What does "galaxy" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "galaxy"?
How do you pronounce "galaxy"?
What language does "galaxy" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "galaxy", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).