Lithium
[ˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Lithium” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,680
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - silberweißes, leicht verformbares, schnell oxidierendes Metall
Corpus desk
Index DE-lithium · Lithium · German
Lithium · rank #21,680 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,680
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Liebenden
Nearest frequency peer: Liebenden (-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 “Lithium”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- leuchtend
leuchtend
78,324 corpus weight
- liberaler
liberaler
78,323 corpus weight
- Liebenden
Liebenden
78,322 corpus weight
- Lithium
Lithium
78,321 corpus weight
- Loop
Loop
78,320 corpus weight
- Louvre
Louvre
78,319 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lithium” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lithium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈliːt͡si̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,680 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Lithium” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Lithium (IPA [ˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,680 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lithium, with forms such as "ilthium", "lihtium", and "lithhium". 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lithium, spelled L-I-T-H-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1silberweißes, leicht verformbares, schnell oxidierendes Metall
- 2für Lithiumsalze, welche zur Therapie von depressiven Erkrankungen angewandt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lithium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Außerdem ist Lithium an der Luft sehr reaktionsfreudig und zersetzt Wasser, wenn auch weniger stürmisch als andere Alkalimetalle.“
„Die knappe Verfügbarkeit des Rohstoffes Lithium könnte die schnelle Verbreitung von Elektroautos bremsen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilthium
- lihtium
- lithhium
- lithimu
- lithiumm
- lithuim
- litihum
- litthium
- llithium
- ltihium
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lithium - 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 "Lithium", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #21,680 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.