Mecklenburg
[ˈmeːklənbʊʁk]
The verdict
“Mecklenburg” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,512
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Region im Norden Deutschlands
Corpus desk
Index DE-mecklenburg · Mecklenburg · German
Mecklenburg · rank #5,512 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,512
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH line
Nearest frequency peer: line (-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 “Mecklenburg”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- körperliche
körperliche
94,492 corpus weight
- Lieferung
Lieferung
94,491 corpus weight
- line
line
94,490 corpus weight
- Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
94,489 corpus weight
- Nachbar
Nachbar
94,488 corpus weight
- Nachbarscha…
Nachbarschaft
94,487 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mecklenburg” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mecklenburg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːklənbʊʁk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #5,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mecklenburg” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Mecklenburg (IPA [ˈmeːklənbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,512 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Region im Norden Deutschlands".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mecklenburg, with forms such as "emcklenburg", "mceklenburg", and "meccklenburg". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mecklenburg, spelled M-E-C-K-L-E-N-B-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1eine Region im Norden Deutschlands
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emcklenburg
- mceklenburg
- meccklenburg
- meckelnburg
- meckklenburg
- mecklebnurg
- mecklenbburg
- mecklenbrug
- mecklenbugr
- mecklenburgg
- mecklenburrg
- mecklennburg
- mecklenubrg
- meckllenburg
- mecklneburg
- meclkenburg
- mekclenburg
- mmecklenburg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mecklenburg - 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.
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 "Mecklenburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 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.