individuell
[ˌɪndividuˈɛl]
The verdict
“individuell” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,438 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,438
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf das Individuum, den einzelnen Menschen bezogen (auch übertragen zu anderen Gegenständen)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | individuell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌɪndividuˈɛl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #6,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “individuell” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for individuell is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɪndividuˈɛl]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,438 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for individuell, with forms such as "idnividuell", "inddividuell", and "indiivduell". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Individuen", "individuelle", "individuellen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is individuell, spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1auf das Individuum, den einzelnen Menschen bezogen (auch übertragen zu anderen Gegenständen)
- 2personalisiert, auf die Individualität abgestimmt, die Persönlichkeit betreffend
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: idnividuell,inddividuell,indiivduell,indivdiuell,individduell,individeull,individuel,individulel,indiviudell,indivviduell,indviiduell,inidviduell,inndividuell,nidividuell
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of individuell - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “individuell”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌɪndividuˈɛl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Individuen” - see the side-by-side comparison. individuell vs Individuen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.