groups

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The verdict

“groups” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,155
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs group

Corpus desk

Index DE-groups · groups · German

groups · rank #38,155 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,155
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grenzschutz

Nearest frequency peer: Grenzschutz (-2 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 „groups“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „groups“ 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).

groups vs of
17% similar
groups vs ii
0% similar
groups vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for groups
PropertyValue
Headwordgroups
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,155
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „groups“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.groupsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grenzschutz“ (#38,153), „Gründern“ (#38,157), „gravierender“ (#38,152). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „groups“ bei #38,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around groups (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,155 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural des Substantivs group".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for groups, with forms such as "ggroups", "gorups", and "gropus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is groups, spelled G-R-O-U-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs group

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggroups
  • gorups
  • gropus
  • groupps
  • groupss
  • grousp
  • grroups
  • gruops
  • rgoups

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggroups1gorups2gropus2groupps1groupss1grousp2grroups1gruops2
Edit distance from "groups"

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 "groups"?
"groups" is spelled G-R-O-U-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "groups" mean?
As a noun, "groups" means: Plural des Substantivs group
What words are commonly confused with "groups"?
"groups" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "groups"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "groups" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "groups" come from?
"groups" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "groups", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list