Liter
[ˈliːtɐ]
The verdict
“Liter” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,135
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - metrisches Hohlmaß, SI-Einheit, von einem Kubikdezimeter (1 dm³ = 1/1000 m³), als Volumeneinheit meist bei Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen verwendet
Corpus desk
Index DE-liter · Liter · German
Liter · rank #3,135 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,135
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH liefert
Nearest frequency peer: liefert (-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 “Liter”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kerl
Kerl
96,869 corpus weight
- langweilig
langweilig
96,868 corpus weight
- liefert
liefert
96,867 corpus weight
- Liter
Liter
96,866 corpus weight
- Magazin
Magazin
96,865 corpus weight
- Mannschaften
Mannschaften
96,864 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Liter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Liter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈliːtɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,135 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Liter” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Liter (IPA [ˈliːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,135 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "metrisches Hohlmaß, SI-Einheit, von einem Kubikdezimeter (1 dm³ = 1/1000 m³), als Volumeneinheit meist bei Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen verwendet".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Liter, with forms such as "ilter", "lietr", and "literr". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LTE", "live", "litt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Liter, spelled L-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1metrisches Hohlmaß, SI-Einheit, von einem Kubikdezimeter (1 dm³ = 1/1000 m³), als Volumeneinheit meist bei Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen verwendet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Liter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kaufte Brot und ein[en] Liter Milch.
Das Auto hat einen Hubraum von 2,6 Litern.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilter
- lietr
- literr
- litre
- litter
- lliter
- ltier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Liter - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Liter", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Liter" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "LTE". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,135 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.