Merkels

[ˈmɛʁkl̩s]

/[ˈmɛʁkl̩s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Merkels” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,289
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merkel

Corpus desk

Index DE-merkels · Merkels · German

Merkels · rank #11,289 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,289
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meistern

Nearest frequency peer: Meistern (-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 „Merkels“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Merkels“ 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).

Merkels vs merken
57% similar
Merkels vs merke
57% similar
Merkels vs Merkel
86% similar

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

Key facts for Merkels
PropertyValue
HeadwordMerkels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛʁkl̩s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,289
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Merkels“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Meistern“ (#11,288), „militärisch“ (#11,290), „Masken“ (#11,287). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Merkels“ bei #11,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Merkels (IPA [ˈmɛʁkl̩s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,289 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Merkels, with forms such as "emrkels", "mekrels", and "merekls". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "merken", "merke", "Merkel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Merkels, spelled M-E-R-K-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merkel
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Merkel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Merkel
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Merkel
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Merkel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrkels
  • mekrels
  • merekls
  • merkells
  • merkelss
  • merkesl
  • merkkels
  • merkles
  • merrkels
  • mmerkels
  • mrekels

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emrkels2mekrels2merekls2merkells1merkelss1merkesl2merkkels1merkles2
Edit distance from "Merkels"

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 "Merkels"?
"Merkels" is spelled M-E-R-K-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛʁkl̩s].
What does "Merkels" mean?
As a noun, "Merkels" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Merkel
What words are commonly confused with "Merkels"?
"Merkels" is commonly confused with "merken", "merke", "Merkel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Merkels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Merkels" is [ˈmɛʁkl̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Merkels" come from?
"Merkels" 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 "Merkels", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

leckere#11,282Neigung#11,297passage#11,302Kolonie#11,274

Similar misspelling depth

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

notfalls11 variantsKlammern11 variantsplatzen11 variantsreligiös11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list