Ingenieure

[ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə]

/[ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ingenieure” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,884
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ingenieur

Corpus desk

Index DE-ingenieure · Ingenieure · German

Ingenieure · rank #8,884 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,884
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Individuen

Nearest frequency peer: Individuen (-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 „Ingenieure“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ingenieure“ 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).

Ingenieure vs Ingenieurs
90% similar
Ingenieure vs Ingenieuren
91% similar
Ingenieure vs Ingenieur
90% similar

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

Key facts for Ingenieure
PropertyValue
HeadwordIngenieure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,884
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ingenieure“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ingenieureliegt 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: „Individuen“ (#8,883), „installation“ (#8,885), „Hure“ (#8,882). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ingenieure“ bei #8,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Ingenieure (IPA [ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,884 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ingenieure, with forms such as "ignenieure", "inegnieure", and "ingeineure". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ingenieurs", "Ingenieuren", "Ingenieur", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ingenieure, spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-E-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ingenieur
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ingenieur
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ingenieur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignenieure
  • inegnieure
  • ingeineure
  • ingeneiure
  • ingenierue
  • ingenieuer
  • ingenieurre
  • ingeniuere
  • ingennieure
  • inggenieure
  • ingneieure
  • inngenieure
  • nigenieure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ingenieure - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ignenieure2inegnieure2ingeineure2ingeneiure2ingenierue2ingenieuer2ingenieurre1ingeniuere2
Edit distance from "Ingenieure"

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 "Ingenieure"?
"Ingenieure" is spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-E-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə].
What does "Ingenieure" mean?
As a noun, "Ingenieure" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ingenieur
What words are commonly confused with "Ingenieure"?
"Ingenieure" is commonly confused with "Ingenieurs", "Ingenieuren", "Ingenieur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ingenieure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ingenieure" is [ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ingenieure" come from?
"Ingenieure" 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 "Ingenieure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Individuen#8,883highlights#8,880Kontrollen#8,898königliche#8,902

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gemischt13 variantsfrischer13 variantsFeuerwerk13 variantsElefanten13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list