illegaler

[ˈɪleɡaːlɐ]

/[ˈɪleɡaːlɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“illegaler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,944. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,944
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-illegaler · illegaler · German

illegaler · rank #17,944 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,944
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Identitäten

Nearest frequency peer: Identitäten (-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 „illegaler“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „illegaler“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for illegaler
PropertyValue
Headwordillegaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪleɡaːlɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,944
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „illegaler“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.illegalerliegt 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: „Identitäten“ (#17,943), „Illustration“ (#17,945), „Hündin“ (#17,942). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „illegaler“ bei #17,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around illegaler (IPA [ˈɪleɡaːlɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,944 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for illegaler, with forms such as "ilegaler", "ilelgaler", and "illeagler". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "illegales", "illegal", "illegale", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is illegaler, spelled I-L-L-E-G-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs illegal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilegaler
  • ilelgaler
  • illeagler
  • illegaelr
  • illegalerr
  • illegaller
  • illegalre
  • illeggaler
  • illeglaer
  • illgealer
  • lilegaler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of illegaler - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilegaler1ilelgaler2illeagler2illegaelr2illegalerr1illegaller1illegalre2illeggaler1
Edit distance from "illegaler"

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

Same letter count

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

kognitive#17,961gründeten#17,925kriminell#17,967gezielten#17,920

Similar misspelling depth

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

häufigen11 variantsKetchup11 variantsHarburg11 variantsgetrost11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list