Milliardär

[ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]

/[ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Milliardär” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,004
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-milliardar · Milliardär · German

Milliardär · rank #20,004 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,004
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Michigan

Nearest frequency peer: Michigan (-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 „Milliardär“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Milliardär“ 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).

Milliardär vs Milliarde
80% similar
Milliardär vs Milliarden
80% similar
Milliardär vs Milliardäre
91% similar

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

Key facts for Milliardär
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilliardär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,004
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Milliardär“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Milliardärliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Michigan“ (#20,003), „Mineral“ (#20,005), „Merseburg“ (#20,002). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Milliardär“ bei #20,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Milliardär (IPA [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,004 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Milliardär, with forms such as "imlliardär", "miliardär", and "mililardär". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Milliarde", "Milliarden", "Milliardäre", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Milliardär, spelled M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Milliardär ist, wer ein Milliardenvermögen besitzt.
  2. „Trotz der weltweiten Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise gibt es in diesem Jahr 1.011 Milliardäre. Im vergangenen Jahr waren es nur 793.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imlliardär
  • miliardär
  • mililardär
  • millairdär
  • milliadrär
  • milliarddär
  • milliardrä
  • milliardärr
  • milliarrdär
  • milliarädr
  • milliradär
  • mliliardär
  • mmilliardär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imlliardär2miliardär1mililardär2millairdär2milliadrär2milliarddär1milliardrä2milliardärr1
Edit distance from "Milliardär"

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 "Milliardär"?
"Milliardär" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯].
What does "Milliardär" mean?
As a noun, "Milliardär" means: jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat
What words are commonly confused with "Milliardär"?
"Milliardär" is commonly confused with "Milliarde", "Milliarden", "Milliardäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Milliardär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Milliardär" is [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Milliardär" come from?
"Milliardär" 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 "Milliardär", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list