Medley

[ˈmɛdlɪ]

/[ˈmɛdlɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Medley” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,351
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Musikstück, das aus verschiedenen (Teil-)Musikstücken zusammengesetzt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-medley · Medley · German

Medley · rank #43,351 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,351
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mediterranen

Nearest frequency peer: mediterranen (-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 „Medley“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Medley“ 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).

Medley vs Meile
67% similar
Medley vs merle
50% similar
Medley vs Melle
67% similar

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

Key facts for Medley
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedley
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛdlɪ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,351
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Medley“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Medleyliegt 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: „mediterranen“ (#43,350), „Meerbusch“ (#43,352), „meat“ (#43,349). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medley“ bei #43,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Medley (IPA [ˈmɛdlɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,351 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Musikstück, das aus verschiedenen (Teil-)Musikstücken zusammengesetzt ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medley, with forms such as "emdley", "mdeley", and "meddley". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Meile", "merle", "Melle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Medley, spelled M-E-D-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Musikstück, das aus verschiedenen (Teil-)Musikstücken zusammengesetzt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Insgesamt sind 19 Titel auf der CD, es sind 18 normale Lieder und ein Medley.

This word in other languages

medley(English)mezcla(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdley
  • mdeley
  • meddley
  • medely
  • medleyy
  • medlley
  • medlye
  • meldey
  • mmedley

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdley2mdeley2meddley1medely2medleyy1medlley1medlye2meldey2
Edit distance from "Medley"

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 "Medley"?
"Medley" is spelled M-E-D-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛdlɪ].
What does "Medley" mean?
As a noun, "Medley" means: Musikstück, das aus verschiedenen (Teil-)Musikstücken zusammengesetzt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Medley"?
"Medley" is commonly confused with "Meile", "merle", "Melle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medley" is [ˈmɛdlɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medley" come from?
"Medley" 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 "Medley", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Melvin#43,353Mascha#43,342marten#43,341Margen#43,338

Similar misspelling depth

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

Masseur9 variantsNewark9 variantsObdach9 variantsKränze9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list