Löffel
[ˈlœfl̩]
The verdict
“Löffel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,325
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil des Bestecks zum Schöpfen, Rühren, Aufnehmen von Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere von Breien, Getränken, Mus, Suppen und Soßen; kurz für Esslöffel, Kaffeelöffel oder Teelöffel
Corpus desk
Index DE-loffel · Löffel · German
Löffel · rank #10,325 · 7 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,325
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH längerem
Nearest frequency peer: längerem (-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 “Löffel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lyrik
Lyrik
89,678 corpus weight
- längerem
längerem
89,677 corpus weight
- Löffel
Löffel
89,676 corpus weight
- Malte
Malte
89,675 corpus weight
- Manga
Manga
89,674 corpus weight
- Medaillen
Medaillen
89,673 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Löffel” 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 | Löffel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlœfl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Löffel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Löffel (IPA [ˈlœfl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,325 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Löffel, with forms such as "lföfel", "llöffel", and "löfefl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Löffler", "löffeln", 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Löffel, spelled L-Ö-F-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Teil des Bestecks zum Schöpfen, Rühren, Aufnehmen von Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere von Breien, Getränken, Mus, Suppen und Soßen; kurz für Esslöffel, Kaffeelöffel oder Teelöffel
- 2Ohren von Tieren, besonders bei Hasen und Kaninchen
- 3Ohren (beim Menschen)
- 4technisches Gerät zum Schöpfen, Greifen, Abmessen, Aufnehmen und Rühren sowie den Transport von Flüssigkeiten und losen Gütern (Brei, Teig, Mörtel, Erde)
- 5als Küchenmaß/Mengenangabe für Esslöffel oder Teelöffel
- 6Variante oder Typ des Golfschlägers
- 7Narr, Dummkopf
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lföfel
- llöffel
- löfefl
- löfel
- löffell
- löffle
- ölffel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Löffel - 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 "Löffel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 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.