Mikrowelle

[ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]

/[ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mikrowelle” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,782
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen von 30 cm bis zu 1 mm Wellenlänge (1 bis 300 GHz), wovon der Bereich um 2,4 GHz zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt wird. Weitere Anwendungsgebiete für Mikrowellen...

Corpus desk

Index DE-mikrowelle · Mikrowelle · German

Mikrowelle · rank #16,782 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,782
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH medialen

Nearest frequency peer: medialen (-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 „Mikrowelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mikrowelle“ 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).

Mikrowelle vs Mikrowellen
91% similar

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

Key facts for Mikrowelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordMikrowelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,782
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mikrowelle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mikrowelleliegt 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: „medialen“ (#16,781), „Mitgliedsstaaten“ (#16,783), „Module“ (#16,784). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mikrowelle“ bei #16,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Mikrowelle (IPA [ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,782 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mikrowelle, with forms such as "imkrowelle", "mikkrowelle", and "mikorwelle". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mikrowellen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mikrowelle, spelled M-I-K-R-O-W-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen von 30 cm bis zu 1 mm Wellenlänge (1 bis 300 GHz), wovon der Bereich um 2,4 GHz zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt wird. Weitere Anwendungsgebiete für Mikrowellen sind Mobilfunk, Radar, Satellitenrundfunk und WLAN
  2. 2
    Kurzform für Mikrowellenherd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mikrowellen werden häufig zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt.
  2. Das Essen aus der Mikrowelle schmeckt mir nicht so richtig.

This word in other languages

microwave(English)microonda(Español)micro-onde(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imkrowelle
  • mikkrowelle
  • mikorwelle
  • mikroewlle
  • mikrowele
  • mikrowelel
  • mikrowlele
  • mikrowwelle
  • mikrrowelle
  • mikrwoelle
  • mirkowelle
  • mkirowelle
  • mmikrowelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imkrowelle2mikkrowelle1mikorwelle2mikroewlle2mikrowele1mikrowelel2mikrowlele2mikrowwelle1
Edit distance from "Mikrowelle"

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 "Mikrowelle"?
"Mikrowelle" is spelled M-I-K-R-O-W-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə].
What does "Mikrowelle" mean?
As a noun, "Mikrowelle" means: Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen von 30 cm bis zu 1 mm Wellenlänge (1 bis 300 GHz), wovon der Bereich um 2,4 GHz zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt wird. Weitere Anwendungsgebiete für Mikrowellen...
What words are commonly confused with "Mikrowelle"?
"Mikrowelle" is commonly confused with "Mikrowellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mikrowelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mikrowelle" is [ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mikrowelle" come from?
"Mikrowelle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Nachweise13 variantsSchlitten13 variantsInteresses13 variantsTelefonat13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list