inoffiziell
[ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]
The verdict
“inoffiziell” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,786
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht von einer dazu befugten Person oder Stelle ausgehend oder anerkannt
Corpus desk
Index DE-inoffiziell · inoffiziell · German
inoffiziell · rank #27,786 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,786
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH Informanten
Nearest frequency peer: Informanten (-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 „inoffiziell“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- industry
industry
72,218 corpus weight
- inferno
inferno
72,217 corpus weight
- Informanten
Informanten
72,216 corpus weight
- inoffiziell
inoffiziell
72,215 corpus weight
- intensives
intensives
72,214 corpus weight
- interner
interner
72,213 corpus weight
What this shows „inoffiziell“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | inoffiziell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „inoffiziell“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around inoffiziell (IPA [ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,786 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for inoffiziell, with forms such as "infofiziell", "innoffiziell", and "inoffiizell". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "inoffizielle", "inoffiziellen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is inoffiziell, spelled I-N-O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1nicht von einer dazu befugten Person oder Stelle ausgehend oder anerkannt
- 2in nicht öffentlichem Rahmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inoffiziell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe von meinem zukünftigen Chef schon eine inoffizielle Zusage.
„Nach zahlreichen inoffiziellen Treibern und Werkzeugen hat Microsoft jetzt selbst seine offizielle Software dazu zum Download für Forscher und Hobbyprogrammierer freigegeben.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- infofiziell
- innoffiziell
- inoffiizell
- inoffizeill
- inoffiziel
- inoffizilel
- inoffizziell
- inoffziiell
- inofifziell
- inofiziell
- ionffiziell
- nioffiziell
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inoffiziell - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inoffiziell", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).