Ladendiebstahl
[ˈlaːdn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]
The verdict
“Ladendiebstahl” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,551
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diebstahl von Waren meist geringen Wertes im Einzelhandel
Corpus desk
Index DE-ladendiebstahl · Ladendiebstahl · German
Ladendiebstahl · rank #47,551 · 22 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,551
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 22 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Kärtchen
Nearest frequency peer: Kärtchen (-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 “Ladendiebstahl”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kuschel
kuschel
52,452 corpus weight
- Kärtchen
Kärtchen
52,451 corpus weight
- Ladendiebst…
Ladendiebstahl
52,450 corpus weight
- Lai
Lai
52,449 corpus weight
- Lasso
Lasso
52,447 corpus weight
- Laufenburg
Laufenburg
52,446 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ladendiebstahl” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ladendiebstahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaːdn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #47,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ladendiebstahl” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Ladendiebstahl (IPA [ˈlaːdn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,551 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Diebstahl von Waren meist geringen Wertes im Einzelhandel".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ladendiebstahl, with forms such as "aldendiebstahl", "laddendiebstahl", and "ladedniebstahl". 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. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ladendiebstahl, spelled L-A-D-E-N-D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1Diebstahl von Waren meist geringen Wertes im Einzelhandel
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aldendiebstahl
- laddendiebstahl
- ladedniebstahl
- ladenddiebstahl
- ladendeibstahl
- ladendibestahl
- ladendiebbstahl
- ladendiebsathl
- ladendiebsstahl
- ladendiebstahhl
- ladendiebstahll
- ladendiebstalh
- ladendiebsthal
- ladendiebsttahl
- ladendiebtsahl
- ladendiesbtahl
- ladenidebstahl
- ladenndiebstahl
- ladnediebstahl
- laedndiebstahl
- ldaendiebstahl
- lladendiebstahl
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ladendiebstahl - 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 "Ladendiebstahl", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 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.