ideal
[ideˈʔaːl]
The verdict
“ideal” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,708
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - passend, genau richtig, sehr geeignet oder mustergültig seiend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ideal · ideal · German
ideal · rank #4,708 · 6 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,708
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH Grafik
Nearest frequency peer: Grafik (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ideal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- geleitet
geleitet
95,296 corpus weight
- Gitarre
Gitarre
95,295 corpus weight
- Grafik
Grafik
95,294 corpus weight
- ideal
ideal
95,293 corpus weight
- individuelle
individuelle
95,292 corpus weight
- irgendetwas
irgendetwas
95,291 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ideal” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | ideal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ideˈʔaːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,708 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ideal” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ideal (IPA [ideˈʔaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,708 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ideal, with forms such as "dieal", "idael", and "iddeal". 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 also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Idee", "Igel", "idol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ideal, spelled I-D-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1passend, genau richtig, sehr geeignet oder mustergültig seiend
- 2sich auf ein Ideal beziehend, in der Art und Weise eines Ideals
- 3nur in der Vorstellung vorhanden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ideal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist das ideale Geschenk.
„Im offenen Meer vermischen sich chemische Stoffe gut, doch für das Überleben komplexer Moleküle ist es nicht ideal.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dieal
- idael
- iddeal
- ideall
- idela
- iedal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ideal - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ideal", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ideal". Here's where to go from here.
- "ideal" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Idee". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,708 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.