Kugelschreiber

[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]

/[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kugelschreiber” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,318
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stift, dessen Farbe über eine bewegliche Kugel abgegeben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kugelschreiber · Kugelschreiber · German

Kugelschreiber · rank #20,318 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,318
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreiert

Nearest frequency peer: kreiert (-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 „Kugelschreiber“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kugelschreiber“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kugelschreiber
PropertyValue
HeadwordKugelschreiber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#20,318
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kugelschreiber“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kreiert“ (#20,317), „Kreaturen“ (#20,316), „leerer“ (#20,320). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kugelschreiber“ bei #20,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Kugelschreiber (IPA [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,318 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stift, dessen Farbe über eine bewegliche Kugel abgegeben wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kugelschreiber, with forms such as "kguelschreiber", "kkugelschreiber", and "kueglschreiber". 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kugelschreiber, spelled K-U-G-E-L-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stift, dessen Farbe über eine bewegliche Kugel abgegeben wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Schule dürfen wir nicht mit Kugelschreibern schreiben.
  2. Hast du mal ´nen Kugelschreiber?

Synonyms

DauerschreiberKugelstiftKuliSchreiberStift

This word in other languages

ballpoint pen(English)bolígrafo(Español)stylo(Français)caneta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kguelschreiber
  • kkugelschreiber
  • kueglschreiber
  • kugelcshreiber
  • kugellschreiber
  • kugelscchreiber
  • kugelscheriber
  • kugelschhreiber
  • kugelschrebier
  • kugelschreibber
  • kugelschreiberr
  • kugelschreibre
  • kugelschreiebr
  • kugelschrieber
  • kugelschrreiber
  • kugelscrheiber
  • kugelshcreiber
  • kugelsschreiber
  • kugeslchreiber
  • kuggelschreiber
  • kugleschreiber
  • ukgelschreiber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kugelschreiber - 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.

kguelschreiber2kkugelschreiber1kueglschreiber2kugelcshreiber2kugellschreiber1kugelscchreiber1kugelscheriber2kugelschhreiber1
Edit distance from "Kugelschreiber"

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 "Kugelschreiber"?
"Kugelschreiber" is spelled K-U-G-E-L-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ].
What does "Kugelschreiber" mean?
As a noun, "Kugelschreiber" means: Stift, dessen Farbe über eine bewegliche Kugel abgegeben wird
What are common misspellings of "Kugelschreiber"?
Common misspellings include "kguelschreiber", "kkugelschreiber", "kueglschreiber", "kugelcshreiber", "kugellschreiber". The correct spelling is "Kugelschreiber".
How do you pronounce "Kugelschreiber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kugelschreiber" is [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kugelschreiber" come from?
"Kugelschreiber" 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 "Kugelschreiber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Machenschaften#20,333gleichzeitiger#20,275gesundheitlich#20,269differenzierte#20,216

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

Dokumentationen22 variantsWeltkulturerbe22 variantsBescheidenheit22 variantsBundesligisten22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list