Ludwigshafen

[ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩]

/[ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Ludwigshafen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,407
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ludwigshafen · Ludwigshafen · German

Ludwigshafen · rank #9,407 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,407
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leuchtet

Nearest frequency peer: leuchtet (-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 „Ludwigshafen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ludwigshafen“ 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 Ludwigshafen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLudwigshafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,407
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ludwigshafen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ludwigshafenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „leuchtet“ (#9,406), „lügt“ (#9,408), „Leitungen“ (#9,405). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Ludwigshafen“ bei #9,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Ludwigshafen (IPA [ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,407 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ludwigshafen, with forms such as "lduwigshafen", "lludwigshafen", and "luddwigshafen". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Ludwigshafen, spelled L-U-D-W-I-G-S-H-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ludwigshafen ist besonders für den Chemiekonzern BASF bekannt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lduwigshafen
  • lludwigshafen
  • luddwigshafen
  • ludiwgshafen
  • ludwgishafen
  • ludwiggshafen
  • ludwighsafen
  • ludwigsahfen
  • ludwigshaefn
  • ludwigshafenn
  • ludwigshaffen
  • ludwigshafne
  • ludwigshfaen
  • ludwigshhafen
  • ludwigsshafen
  • ludwisghafen
  • ludwwigshafen
  • luwdigshafen
  • uldwigshafen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lduwigshafen2lludwigshafen1luddwigshafen1ludiwgshafen2ludwgishafen2ludwiggshafen1ludwighsafen2ludwigsahfen2
Edit distance from "Ludwigshafen"

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 "Ludwigshafen"?
"Ludwigshafen" is spelled L-U-D-W-I-G-S-H-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩].
What does "Ludwigshafen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ludwigshafen" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
What are common misspellings of "Ludwigshafen"?
Common misspellings include "lduwigshafen", "lludwigshafen", "luddwigshafen", "ludiwgshafen", "ludwgishafen". The correct spelling is "Ludwigshafen".
How do you pronounce "Ludwigshafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ludwigshafen" is [ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ludwigshafen" come from?
"Ludwigshafen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ludwigshafen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Mitarbeiterin19 variantsZufriedenheit19 variantsZugehörigkeit19 variantsVorgesetzten19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list