Kraftwerk

[ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]

/[ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]/ noun

The verdict

“Kraftwerk” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,512
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - technischer Betrieb, in dem elektrische Energie erzeugt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kraftwerk · Kraftwerk · German

Kraftwerk · rank #10,512 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,512
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konzerten

Nearest frequency peer: Konzerten (-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 „Kraftwerk“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kraftwerk“ 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).

Kraftwerk vs Kraftwerke
90% similar
Kraftwerk vs Kraftwerks
90% similar
Kraftwerk vs Kraftwerken
82% similar

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

Key facts for Kraftwerk
PropertyValue
HeadwordKraftwerk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,512
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kraftwerk“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kraftwerkliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Konzerten“ (#10,511), „Kunststoff“ (#10,513), „Komponist“ (#10,510). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kraftwerk“ bei #10,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kraftwerk (IPA [ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,512 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "technischer Betrieb, in dem elektrische Energie erzeugt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kraftwerk, with forms such as "karftwerk", "kkraftwerk", and "krafftwerk". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kraftwerke", "Kraftwerks", "Kraftwerken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kraftwerk, spelled K-R-A-F-T-W-E-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    technischer Betrieb, in dem elektrische Energie erzeugt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kraftwerk wird im Nennbetrieb 1,5 Megawatt Strom liefern. Es dient nach Darstellung des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) als Referenz für zukünftige kommerzielle Kraftwerke in Südeuropa und Nordafrika, die auch beim Wüstenstromprojekt Desertec eine tragende Rolle spielen.
  2. Bei dem Unglück war Wasser eines nahe gelegenen Stausees in die Anlage eingedrungen. Daraufhin stürzten eine Mauer des Kraftwerks sowie Teile des Daches ein.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karftwerk
  • kkraftwerk
  • krafftwerk
  • kraftewrk
  • krafttwerk
  • kraftwekr
  • kraftwerkk
  • kraftwerrk
  • kraftwrek
  • kraftwwerk
  • krafwterk
  • kratfwerk
  • krfatwerk
  • krraftwerk
  • rkaftwerk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kraftwerk - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

karftwerk2kkraftwerk1krafftwerk1kraftewrk2krafttwerk1kraftwekr2kraftwerkk1kraftwerrk1
Edit distance from "Kraftwerk"

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 "Kraftwerk"?
"Kraftwerk" is spelled K-R-A-F-T-W-E-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk].
What does "Kraftwerk" mean?
As a noun, "Kraftwerk" means: technischer Betrieb, in dem elektrische Energie erzeugt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Kraftwerk"?
"Kraftwerk" is commonly confused with "Kraftwerke", "Kraftwerks", "Kraftwerken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kraftwerk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kraftwerk" is [ˈkʁaftˌvɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kraftwerk" come from?
"Kraftwerk" 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 "Kraftwerk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list