illustrieren

[ˌɪlʊsˈtʁiːʁən]

/[ˌɪlʊsˈtʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“illustrieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,125
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Illustrationen, Bildern schmücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-illustrieren · illustrieren · German

illustrieren · rank #33,125 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,125
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignorierte

Nearest frequency peer: ignorierte (-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 „illustrieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „illustrieren“ 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).

illustrieren vs illustriert
83% similar
illustrieren vs Illustrierte
75% similar
illustrieren vs illustrierten
92% similar

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

Key facts for illustrieren
PropertyValue
Headwordillustrieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌɪlʊsˈtʁiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#33,125
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „illustrieren“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ignorierte“ (#33,124), „Immo“ (#33,126), „imperial“ (#33,127). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „illustrieren“ bei #33,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around illustrieren (IPA [ˌɪlʊsˈtʁiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,125 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for illustrieren, with forms such as "illsutrieren", "illusrtieren", and "illusstrieren". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "illustriert", "Illustrierte", "illustrierten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is illustrieren, spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Illustrationen, Bildern schmücken
  2. 2
    jemandem durch Bilder, andere visuelle Hilfsmittel, übertragen auch durch Handlungen, Ereignisse, Prozesse, Beispiele, Vorbilder und anderes veranschaulichen, erläutern, einen Sachverhalt, Eigenschaften und anderes vor Augen führen; anschaulich, nachvollziehbar machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how illustrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ihre Berufung ist es, Kinderbücher zu illustrieren.
  2. Der Professor illustrierte seinen Vortrag mit Grafiken.

Synonyms

bebildernQuasisynonymeabbildenauflockernausschmückennachbildenskizzierenmalenzeichnenaufweisenaufzeigenausarbeitenausmalenaussagenbeschreibencharakterisierendarlegendarstellenerklärenerörternerzählenfigurierenmitteilenlamentierenporträtierenschildernwiedergeben

This word in other languages

illustrate(English)ilustrar(Español)illustrer(Français)ilustrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • illsutrieren
  • illusrtieren
  • illusstrieren
  • illustireren
  • illustreiren
  • illustrieern
  • illustrierenn
  • illustrierne
  • illustrierren
  • illustrireen
  • illustrrieren
  • illusttrieren
  • illutsrieren
  • ilulstrieren
  • ilustrieren
  • lilustrieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

illsutrieren2illusrtieren2illusstrieren1illustireren2illustreiren2illustrieern2illustrierenn1illustrierne2
Edit distance from "illustrieren"

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 "illustrieren"?
"illustrieren" is spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪlʊsˈtʁiːʁən].
What does "illustrieren" mean?
As a verb, "illustrieren" means: etwas mit Illustrationen, Bildern schmücken
What words are commonly confused with "illustrieren"?
"illustrieren" is commonly confused with "illustriert", "Illustrierte", "illustrierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "illustrieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "illustrieren" is [ˌɪlʊsˈtʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "illustrieren" come from?
"illustrieren" 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 "illustrieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konfirmation#33,151Grundschüler#33,095Grundprinzip#33,094Kundendienst#33,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Hypotheken16 variantshervorging16 variantskonstanter16 variantskostenfreie16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list