Ilmenau

[ˈɪlmənaʊ̯]

/[ˈɪlmənaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Ilmenau” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,022
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ilmenau · Ilmenau · German

Ilmenau · rank #22,022 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,022
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hurensöhne

Nearest frequency peer: Hurensöhne (-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 „Ilmenau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ilmenau“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ilmenau
PropertyValue
HeadwordIlmenau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɪlmənaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,022
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ilmenau“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ilmenauliegt 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: „Hurensöhne“ (#22,021), „Imperialismus“ (#22,023), „importieren“ (#22,024). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ilmenau“ bei #22,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ilmenau (IPA [ˈɪlmənaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,022 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ilmenau, with forms such as "ilemnau", "illmenau", and "ilmeanu". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Ilmenau, spelled I-L-M-E-N-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin in Ilmenau geboren.
  2. Ich habe in Ilmenau meinen Urlaub verbracht.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilemnau
  • illmenau
  • ilmeanu
  • ilmennau
  • ilmenua
  • ilmmenau
  • ilmneau
  • imlenau
  • limenau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilemnau2illmenau1ilmeanu2ilmennau1ilmenua2ilmmenau1ilmneau2imlenau2
Edit distance from "Ilmenau"

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 "Ilmenau"?
"Ilmenau" is spelled I-L-M-E-N-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪlmənaʊ̯].
What does "Ilmenau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ilmenau" means: Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland
What are common misspellings of "Ilmenau"?
Common misspellings include "ilemnau", "illmenau", "ilmeanu", "ilmennau", "ilmenua". The correct spelling is "Ilmenau".
How do you pronounce "Ilmenau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ilmenau" is [ˈɪlmənaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ilmenau" come from?
"Ilmenau" 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 "Ilmenau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list