Innenminister

[ˈɪnənmiˌnɪstɐ]

/[ˈɪnənmiˌnɪstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Innenminister” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,207
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leiter des Innenministeriums, der sich um innere Angelegenheiten (die Verwaltung eines Landes/Kantons wie zum Beispiel Innere Sicherheit, Sport) auf länder-/kantons- oder nationaler Ebene kümmert

Corpus desk

Index DE-innenminister · Innenminister · German

Innenminister · rank #6,207 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,207
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ingenieur

Nearest frequency peer: Ingenieur (-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 „Innenminister“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Innenminister“ 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).

Innenminister vs Innenministers
93% similar

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

Key facts for Innenminister
PropertyValue
HeadwordInnenminister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnənmiˌnɪstɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#6,207
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Innenminister“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Innenministerliegt 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: „Ingenieur“ (#6,206), „jonas“ (#6,208), „Hügel“ (#6,205). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Innenminister“ bei #6,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Innenminister (IPA [ˈɪnənmiˌnɪstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,207 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Leiter des Innenministeriums, der sich um innere Angelegenheiten (die Verwaltung eines Landes/Kantons wie zum Beispiel Innere Sicherheit, Sport) auf länder-/kantons- oder nationaler Ebene kümmert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Innenminister, with forms such as "inenminister", "inennminister", and "innemninister". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Innenministers", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Innenminister, spelled I-N-N-E-N-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leiter des Innenministeriums, der sich um innere Angelegenheiten (die Verwaltung eines Landes/Kantons wie zum Beispiel Innere Sicherheit, Sport) auf länder-/kantons- oder nationaler Ebene kümmert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bundespolizei untersteht dem Innenminister.
  2. „Im Amt des Innenministers galt der Partei-Rechte Glogowski bald als harter Hund.“

Synonyms

Bundesinnenminister

Antonyms

ArbeitsministerAußenministerBildungsministerFamilienministerGesundheitsministerJustizministerKultusministerLandwirtschaftsministerPostministerPremierministerStaatsministerUmweltministerVerkehrsministerVerteidigungsministerWirtschaftsministerWissenschaftsminister

This word in other languages

ministre de l’Intérieur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inenminister
  • inennminister
  • innemninister
  • innenimnister
  • innenmiinster
  • innenminisetr
  • innenminisster
  • innenministerr
  • innenministre
  • innenministter
  • innenminitser
  • innenminnister
  • innenminsiter
  • innenmminister
  • innenmniister
  • innennminister
  • innneminister
  • ninenminister

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inenminister1inennminister2innemninister2innenimnister2innenmiinster2innenminisetr2innenminisster1innenministerr1
Edit distance from "Innenminister"

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 "Innenminister"?
"Innenminister" is spelled I-N-N-E-N-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnənmiˌnɪstɐ].
What does "Innenminister" mean?
As a noun, "Innenminister" means: Leiter des Innenministeriums, der sich um innere Angelegenheiten (die Verwaltung eines Landes/Kantons wie zum Beispiel Innere Sicherheit, Sport) auf länder-/kantons- oder nationaler Ebene kümmert
What words are commonly confused with "Innenminister"?
"Innenminister" is commonly confused with "Innenministers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Innenminister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Innenminister" is [ˈɪnənmiˌnɪstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Innenminister" come from?
"Innenminister" 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 "Innenminister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einheimischen#6,174Viertelfinale#6,254überschritten#6,262beeindruckend#6,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Landgericht18 variantsMindestlohn18 variantsGeschwister18 variantstechnischer18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list