Medaillen

[meˈdaljən]

/[meˈdaljən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Medaillen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,328
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Medaille

Corpus desk

Index DE-medaillen · Medaillen · German

Medaillen · rank #10,328 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,328
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Manga

Nearest frequency peer: Manga (-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 „Medaillen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Medaillen“ 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).

Medaillen vs medialen
67% similar
Medaillen vs Metallen
78% similar
Medaillen vs Medaillon
89% similar

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

Key facts for Medaillen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedaillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈdaljən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,328
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Medaillen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Medaillenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Manga“ (#10,327), „meinten“ (#10,329), „Malte“ (#10,326). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medaillen“ bei #10,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Medaillen (IPA [meˈdaljən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,328 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medaillen, with forms such as "emdaillen", "mdeaillen", and "meadillen". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "medialen", "Metallen", "Medaillon", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Medaillen, spelled M-E-D-A-I-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Medaille
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Medaille
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Medaille
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Medaille

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdaillen
  • mdeaillen
  • meadillen
  • medaileln
  • medailen
  • medaillenn
  • medaillne
  • medalilen
  • meddaillen
  • mediallen
  • mmedaillen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdaillen2mdeaillen2meadillen2medaileln2medailen1medaillenn1medaillne2medalilen2
Edit distance from "Medaillen"

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 "Medaillen"?
"Medaillen" is spelled M-E-D-A-I-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈdaljən].
What does "Medaillen" mean?
As a noun, "Medaillen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Medaille
What words are commonly confused with "Medaillen"?
"Medaillen" is commonly confused with "medialen", "Metallen", "Medaillon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medaillen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medaillen" is [meˈdaljən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medaillen" come from?
"Medaillen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

moralisch#10,330kräftigen#10,317riskieren#10,352Hindernis#10,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

network11 variantsschmale11 variantsschwöre11 variantssechste11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list