Illinois
[ˈɪlinɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“Illinois” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,176
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - US-Bundesstaat im mittleren Westen der USA
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Illinois |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪlinɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,176 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Illinois” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Illinois (IPA [ˈɪlinɔɪ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,176 among 17,725 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "US-Bundesstaat im mittleren Westen der USA".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Illinois, with forms such as "ililnois", "ilinois", and "illinios". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Illinois, spelled I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1US-Bundesstaat im mittleren Westen der USA
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ililnois
- ilinois
- illinios
- illinnois
- illinoiss
- illinosi
- illionis
- illniois
- lilinois
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Illinois - 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.
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Using “Illinois”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɪlinɔɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.