generelle

[ɡenəˈʁɛlə]

/[ɡenəˈʁɛlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“generelle” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,924
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell

Corpus desk

Index DE-generelle · generelle · German

generelle · rank #12,924 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,924
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Genauigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Genauigkeit (-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 „generelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „generelle“ 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).

generelle vs generellen
90% similar
generelle vs generelles
90% similar
generelle vs generell
89% similar

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

Key facts for generelle
PropertyValue
Headwordgenerelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡenəˈʁɛlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,924
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „generelle“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).generelleliegt 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: „Genauigkeit“ (#12,923), „Geraden“ (#12,925), „gelehrten“ (#12,922). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „generelle“ bei #12,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around generelle (IPA [ɡenəˈʁɛlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,924 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for generelle, with forms such as "egnerelle", "geenrelle", and "geneerlle". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "generellen", "generelles", "generell", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is generelle, spelled G-E-N-E-R-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnerelle
  • geenrelle
  • geneerlle
  • generele
  • generelel
  • generlele
  • generrelle
  • gennerelle
  • genreelle
  • ggenerelle
  • gneerelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egnerelle2geenrelle2geneerlle2generele1generelel2generlele2generrelle1gennerelle1
Edit distance from "generelle"

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 "generelle"?
"generelle" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁɛlə].
What does "generelle" mean?
As an adjective, "generelle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
What words are commonly confused with "generelle"?
"generelle" is commonly confused with "generellen", "generelles", "generell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "generelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generelle" is [ɡenəˈʁɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generelle" come from?
"generelle" 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 "generelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelehrten#12,922gewaltsam#12,928Gewinnung#12,930Grundriss#12,934

Similar misspelling depth

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

Geschirr11 variantserziehen11 variantsKofferraum11 variantskompakt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list