Ingenieurs

[ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯s]

/[ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ingenieurs” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,707
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ingenieurs · Ingenieurs · German

Ingenieurs · rank #44,707 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,707
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH informativen

Nearest frequency peer: informativen (-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 „Ingenieurs“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ingenieurs“ 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).

Ingenieurs vs Ingenieur
90% similar
Ingenieurs vs Ingenieure
90% similar
Ingenieurs vs Ingenieuren
82% similar

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

Key facts for Ingenieurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordIngenieurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,707
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ingenieurs“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ingenieursliegt 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: „informativen“ (#44,706), „innenpolitisch“ (#44,708), „infinite“ (#44,705). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ingenieurs“ bei #44,707. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ingenieurs (IPA [ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,707 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ingenieur".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ingenieurs, with forms such as "ignenieurs", "inegnieurs", and "ingeineurs". 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, "Ingenieur", "Ingenieure", "Ingenieuren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ingenieurs, spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ingenieur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignenieurs
  • inegnieurs
  • ingeineurs
  • ingeneiurs
  • ingenierus
  • ingenieurrs
  • ingenieurss
  • ingenieusr
  • ingeniuers
  • ingennieurs
  • inggenieurs
  • ingneieurs
  • inngenieurs
  • nigenieurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ingenieurs - 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.

ignenieurs2inegnieurs2ingeineurs2ingeneiurs2ingenierus2ingenieurrs1ingenieurss1ingenieusr2
Edit distance from "Ingenieurs"

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

Same letter count

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

inserieren#44,709Holzfäller#44,692Hollywoods#44,690herrichten#44,680

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Interpret14 variantsincluding14 variantsIlluminaten14 variantskleinster14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list