Kerzenschein
[ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Kerzenschein” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,772
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Licht, das von einer brennenden Kerze ausgeht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kerzenschein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #46,772 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kerzenschein” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Kerzenschein (IPA [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,772 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Licht, das von einer brennenden Kerze ausgeht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kerzenschein, with forms such as "ekrzenschein", "kereznschein", and "kerrzenschein". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Kerzenschein, spelled K-E-R-Z-E-N-S-C-H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Licht, das von einer brennenden Kerze ausgeht
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ekrzenschein
- kereznschein
- kerrzenschein
- kerzencshein
- kerzennschein
- kerzenscchein
- kerzenscehin
- kerzenscheinn
- kerzenscheni
- kerzenschhein
- kerzenschien
- kerzenshcein
- kerzensschein
- kerzesnchein
- kerzneschein
- kerzzenschein
- kezrenschein
- kkerzenschein
- krezenschein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kerzenschein - 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.
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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Using “Kerzenschein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-E-R-Z-E-N-S-C-H-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.