illegalen

[ˈɪleɡaːlən]

/[ˈɪleɡaːlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“illegalen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,625
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal

Corpus desk

Index DE-illegalen · illegalen · German

illegalen · rank #7,625 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,625
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Infektion

Nearest frequency peer: Infektion (+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 „illegalen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „illegalen“ 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).

illegalen vs illegaler
89% similar
illegalen vs illegales
89% similar
illegalen vs illegal
78% similar

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

Key facts for illegalen
PropertyValue
Headwordillegalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪleɡaːlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,625
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „illegalen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).illegalenliegt 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: „Infektion“ (#7,626), „intensive“ (#7,627), „hintereinander“ (#7,622). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „illegalen“ bei #7,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around illegalen (IPA [ˈɪleɡaːlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,625 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for illegalen, with forms such as "ilegalen", "ilelgalen", and "illeaglen". 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, "illegaler", "illegales", "illegal", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is illegalen, spelled I-L-L-E-G-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilegalen
  • ilelgalen
  • illeaglen
  • illegaeln
  • illegalenn
  • illegallen
  • illegalne
  • illeggalen
  • illeglaen
  • illgealen
  • lilegalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilegalen1ilelgalen2illeaglen2illegaeln2illegalenn1illegallen1illegalne2illeggalen1
Edit distance from "illegalen"

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 "illegalen"?
"illegalen" is spelled I-L-L-E-G-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪleɡaːlən].
What does "illegalen" mean?
As an adjective, "illegalen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
What words are commonly confused with "illegalen"?
"illegalen" is commonly confused with "illegaler", "illegales", "illegal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "illegalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "illegalen" is [ˈɪleɡaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "illegalen" come from?
"illegalen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "illegalen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Infektion#7,626intensive#7,627gefährden#7,611gefertigt#7,610

Similar misspelling depth

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

geweckt11 variantsgepackt11 variantsgekocht11 variantsgedeckt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list