Migrant

[miˈɡʁant]

/[miˈɡʁant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Migrant” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,685. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,685
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die von einem Land in ein anderes Land zieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-migrant · Migrant · German

Migrant · rank #31,685 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,685
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mietwohnung

Nearest frequency peer: Mietwohnung (-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 „Migrant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Migrant“ 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).

Migrant vs Migranten
78% similar
Migrant vs Migräne
71% similar

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

Key facts for Migrant
PropertyValue
HeadwordMigrant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈɡʁant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,685
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Migrant“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mietwohnung“ (#31,684), „Ministerpräsidentin“ (#31,686), „miserabel“ (#31,687). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Migrant“ bei #31,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Migrant (IPA [miˈɡʁant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,685 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die von einem Land in ein anderes Land zieht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Migrant, with forms such as "imgrant", "mgirant", and "migarnt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Migranten", "Migräne", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Migrant, spelled M-I-G-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die von einem Land in ein anderes Land zieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Boot mit Migranten aus Afrika war bei starkem Wind gesunken.
  2. In manchen Stadtteilen leben überwiegend Migranten.

This word in other languages

migrant(English)emigrante(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imgrant
  • mgirant
  • migarnt
  • miggrant
  • migrannt
  • migrantt
  • migratn
  • migrnat
  • migrrant
  • mirgant
  • mmigrant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imgrant2mgirant2migarnt2miggrant1migrannt1migrantt1migratn2migrnat2
Edit distance from "Migrant"

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 "Migrant"?
"Migrant" is spelled M-I-G-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈɡʁant].
What does "Migrant" mean?
As a noun, "Migrant" means: Person, die von einem Land in ein anderes Land zieht
What words are commonly confused with "Migrant"?
"Migrant" is commonly confused with "Migranten", "Migräne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Migrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Migrant" is [miˈɡʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Migrant" come from?
"Migrant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

moments#31,691Muschis#31,695lästern#31,671Lennart#31,664

Similar misspelling depth

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

nonstop11 variantsOperator11 variantsKirchhof11 variantsScarlett11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list