mailbox
[ˈmeɪlbɒks]
The verdict
“mailbox” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,070
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - US-amerikanisch: öffentlicher oder privater Kasten zum Senden oder Empfangen von Post
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mailbox |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeɪlbɒks] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #37,070 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mailbox” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around mailbox (IPA [ˈmeɪlbɒks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,070 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mailbox, with forms such as "amilbox", "maiblox", and "mailbbox". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mailbox, spelled M-A-I-L-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1US-amerikanisch: öffentlicher oder privater Kasten zum Senden oder Empfangen von Post
- 2Datei oder Teil des Speichers eines Computers zum Speichern empfangener E-Mails
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amilbox,maiblox,mailbbox,mailboxx,mailbxo,maillbox,mailobx,malibox,mialbox,mmailbox
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mailbox - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “mailbox”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-I-L-B-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmeɪlbɒks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.