Göteborg
[ˈɡøːtəˌbɔʁk]
The verdict
“Göteborg” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,074
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zweitgrößte Stadt Schwedens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Göteborg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡøːtəˌbɔʁk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,074 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Göteborg” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Göteborg (IPA [ˈɡøːtəˌbɔʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,074 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zweitgrößte Stadt Schwedens".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Göteborg, with forms such as "ggöteborg", "gtöeborg", and "göetborg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Göteborg, spelled G-Ö-T-E-B-O-R-G.
Definition
- 1zweitgrößte Stadt Schwedens
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggöteborg
- gtöeborg
- göetborg
- götbeorg
- götebborg
- götebogr
- göteborgg
- göteborrg
- götebrog
- göteobrg
- götteborg
- ögteborg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Göteborg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Göteborg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-Ö-T-E-B-O-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡøːtəˌbɔʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.