Kirchensteuer
[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Kirchensteuer” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,639. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,639
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Steuer, die in einigen Staaten (im Auftrag) von Religionsgemeinschaften mit öffentlich-rechtlichem Charakter zur Bestreitung von Aufgaben erhoben wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirchensteuer · Kirchensteuer · German
Kirchensteuer · rank #30,639 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,639
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Klan
Nearest frequency peer: Klan (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kirchensteuer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kika
kika
69,365 corpus weight
- kindliche
kindliche
69,364 corpus weight
- Kirchensteu…
Kirchensteuer
69,362 corpus weight
- Klan
Klan
69,361 corpus weight
- klarzustell…
klarzustellen
69,360 corpus weight
- Klimas
Klimas
69,359 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kirchensteuer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirchensteuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #30,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kirchensteuer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Kirchensteuer (IPA [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,639 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Steuer, die in einigen Staaten (im Auftrag) von Religionsgemeinschaften mit öffentlich-rechtlichem Charakter zur Bestreitung von Aufgaben erhoben wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kirchensteuer, with forms such as "ikrchensteuer", "kicrhensteuer", and "kircchensteuer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kirchensteuer, spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-S-T-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Steuer, die in einigen Staaten (im Auftrag) von Religionsgemeinschaften mit öffentlich-rechtlichem Charakter zur Bestreitung von Aufgaben erhoben wird
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ikrchensteuer
- kicrhensteuer
- kircchensteuer
- kircehnsteuer
- kirchennsteuer
- kirchensetuer
- kirchenssteuer
- kirchensteeur
- kirchensteuerr
- kirchensteure
- kirchenstteuer
- kirchenstueer
- kirchentseuer
- kirchesnteuer
- kirchhensteuer
- kirchnesteuer
- kirhcensteuer
- kirrchensteuer
- kkirchensteuer
- krichensteuer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kirchensteuer - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kirchensteuer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.