Magdeburg

[ˈmakdəˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈmakdəˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Magdeburg” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,538
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Deutschland, die Hauptstadt des Bundeslandes Sachsen-Anhalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-magdeburg · Magdeburg · German

Magdeburg · rank #3,538 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,538
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH lernt

Nearest frequency peer: lernt (-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 „Magdeburg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Magdeburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Magdeburg vs Magdeburger
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Magdeburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagdeburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmakdəˌbʊʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,538
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Magdeburg“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Magdeburgliegt 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: „lernt“ (#3,537), „Nationen“ (#3,539), „kauft“ (#3,536). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Magdeburg“ bei #3,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Magdeburg (IPA [ˈmakdəˌbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,538 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Deutschland, die Hauptstadt des Bundeslandes Sachsen-Anhalt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Magdeburg, with forms such as "amgdeburg", "madgeburg", and "magdbeurg". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Magdeburger", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Magdeburg, spelled M-A-G-D-E-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Deutschland, die Hauptstadt des Bundeslandes Sachsen-Anhalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Magdeburg liegt an der Elbe.
  2. „Und nun stockte das Gespräch wieder, und in immer rascherem Fluge ging es erst an Brandenburg und seiner Sankt-Godehards-Kirche, dann an Magdeburg und seinem Dome vorüber.“

This word in other languages

Magdeburg(English)Magdeburgo(Español)Magdebourg(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgdeburg
  • madgeburg
  • magdbeurg
  • magddeburg
  • magdebburg
  • magdebrug
  • magdebugr
  • magdeburgg
  • magdeburrg
  • magdeubrg
  • magedburg
  • maggdeburg
  • mgadeburg
  • mmagdeburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Magdeburg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amgdeburg2madgeburg2magdbeurg2magddeburg1magdebburg1magdebrug2magdebugr2magdeburgg1
Edit distance from "Magdeburg"

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 "Magdeburg"?
"Magdeburg" is spelled M-A-G-D-E-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmakdəˌbʊʁk].
What does "Magdeburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Magdeburg" means: eine Stadt in Deutschland, die Hauptstadt des Bundeslandes Sachsen-Anhalt
What words are commonly confused with "Magdeburg"?
"Magdeburg" is commonly confused with "Magdeburger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Magdeburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magdeburg" is [ˈmakdəˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magdeburg" come from?
"Magdeburg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list