Kraftfahrer
[ˈkʁaftˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Kraftfahrer” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,234
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die ein Kraftfahrzeug fährt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kraftfahrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaftˌfaːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #38,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kraftfahrer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Kraftfahrer (IPA [ˈkʁaftˌfaːʁɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,234 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die ein Kraftfahrzeug fährt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kraftfahrer, with forms such as "karftfahrer", "kkraftfahrer", and "krafftahrer". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kraftfahrer, spelled K-R-A-F-T-F-A-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die ein Kraftfahrzeug fährt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: karftfahrer,kkraftfahrer,krafftahrer,krafftfahrer,kraftafhrer,kraftfaherr,kraftfahhrer,kraftfahrerr,kraftfahrre,kraftfahrrer,kraftfarher,kraftffahrer,kraftfharer,krafttfahrer,kratffahrer,krfatfahrer,krraftfahrer,rkaftfahrer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kraftfahrer - 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 “Kraftfahrer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-F-T-F-A-H-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁaftˌfaːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.