Onkels
[ˈɔŋkl̩s]
The verdict
“Onkels” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,258
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Onkel
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Onkels |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔŋkl̩s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #23,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Onkels” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Onkels (IPA [ˈɔŋkl̩s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,258 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Onkel".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Onkels, with forms such as "nokels", "oknels", and "onekls". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ones", "Onkel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Onkels, spelled O-N-K-E-L-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Onkel
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nokels
- oknels
- onekls
- onkells
- onkelss
- onkesl
- onkkels
- onkles
- onnkels
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Onkels - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Onkels”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-N-K-E-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔŋkl̩s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ones” - see the side-by-side comparison. Onkels vs ones
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.