Intelligenz

[ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡s]

/[ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Intelligenz” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,523
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-intelligenz · Intelligenz · German

Intelligenz · rank #4,523 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,523
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hurensohn

Nearest frequency peer: Hurensohn (-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 „Intelligenz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Intelligenz“ 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).

Intelligenz vs intelligent
82% similar
Intelligenz vs intelligente
75% similar

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

Key facts for Intelligenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntelligenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,523
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Intelligenz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Intelligenzliegt 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: „Hurensohn“ (#4,522), „irre“ (#4,524), „Hollywood“ (#4,521). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Intelligenz“ bei #4,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Intelligenz (IPA [ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,523 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Intelligenz, with forms such as "inetlligenz", "inntelligenz", and "inteligenz". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intelligent", "intelligente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Intelligenz, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit
  2. 2
    die Schicht der Intellektuellen
  3. 3
    Vernunftwesen; intelligentes Leben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Intelligenz dieser Person ist umstritten.
  2. „Die Intelligenz, das geistige Leistungsvermögen, zeigt sich darin, inwieweit ein Lebewesen in der Lage ist, Probleme in einer gegebenen Umwelt situationsgerecht und rasch zu lösen.“

Synonyms

AuffassungsgabeClevernessDenkfähigkeitDenkvermögenGescheitheitKlugheitScharfsinnSchlauheitHausverstandIntelligenzijaIntelligenzia

This word in other languages

intelligence(English)inteligencia(Español)intelligence(Français)inteligência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetlligenz
  • inntelligenz
  • inteligenz
  • intelilgenz
  • intellgienz
  • intelliegnz
  • intelligennz
  • intelligenzz
  • intelligezn
  • intelliggenz
  • intellignez
  • intleligenz
  • inttelligenz
  • itnelligenz
  • nitelligenz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Intelligenz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetlligenz2inntelligenz1inteligenz1intelilgenz2intellgienz2intelliegnz2intelligennz1intelligenzz1
Edit distance from "Intelligenz"

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 "Intelligenz"?
"Intelligenz" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡s].
What does "Intelligenz" mean?
As a noun, "Intelligenz" means: kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Intelligenz"?
"Intelligenz" is commonly confused with "intelligent", "intelligente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Intelligenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intelligenz" is [ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intelligenz" come from?
"Intelligenz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Intelligenz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fortsetzung#4,509bezeichnete#4,497Abgeordnete#4,482Österreichs#4,580

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Journalist15 variantsakzeptiert15 variantspünktlich15 variantsaufgeführt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list