Malerei

[ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Malerei” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,869
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werk eines Malers

Corpus desk

Index DE-malerei · Malerei · German

Malerei · rank #5,869 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,869
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lübeck

Nearest frequency peer: Lübeck (-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 „Malerei“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Malerei“ 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).

Malerei vs Malers
71% similar
Malerei vs Malern
71% similar
Malerei vs Malerin
71% similar

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

Key facts for Malerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,869
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Malerei“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Malereiliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lübeck“ (#5,868), „nachträglich“ (#5,870), „Leverkusen“ (#5,867). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Malerei“ bei #5,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Malerei (IPA [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,869 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Malerei, with forms such as "amlerei", "maelrei", and "maleeri". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Malers", "Malern", "Malerin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Malerei, spelled M-A-L-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Werk eines Malers
  2. 2
    klassische Gattungsbezeichnung für zweidimensionale Kunstwerke aus Farben
  3. 3
    Herstellen von Bildern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zeig mir mal bitte eine seiner Malereien.
  2. Die Malerei zählt neben der Architektur, der Bildhauerei, der Graphik und der Zeichnung zu den klassischen Gattungen der Bildenden Kunst.

Synonyms

Bild

Antonyms

SkulpturZeichnungBildhauereiArchitektur

This word in other languages

painting(English)pintura(Español)peinture(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlerei
  • maelrei
  • maleeri
  • malerie
  • malerrei
  • mallerei
  • malreei
  • mlaerei
  • mmalerei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amlerei2maelrei2maleeri2malerie2malerrei1mallerei1malreei2mlaerei2
Edit distance from "Malerei"

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 "Malerei"?
"Malerei" is spelled M-A-L-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Malerei" mean?
As a noun, "Malerei" means: Werk eines Malers
What words are commonly confused with "Malerei"?
"Malerei" is commonly confused with "Malers", "Malern", "Malerin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Malerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malerei" is [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malerei" come from?
"Malerei" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pflegen#5,872rechnet#5,874Schwert#5,877journal#5,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Lübeck9 variantslernte9 variantslebten9 variantssenken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list