Pandemie

[pandeˈmiː]

/[pandeˈmiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Pandemie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,714
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - länderübergreifender bis weltweiter Ausbruch einer Krankheit, im engeren Sinn einer Infektionskrankheit; Epidemie großen Ausmaßes

Corpus desk

Index DE-pandemie · Pandemie · German

Pandemie · rank #15,714 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,714
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH palma

Nearest frequency peer: palma (-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 „Pandemie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pandemie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pandemie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPandemie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pandeˈmiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,714
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pandemie“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pandemieliegt 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: „palma“ (#15,713), „Panne“ (#15,715), „organisatorischen“ (#15,712). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pandemie“ bei #15,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Pandemie (IPA [pandeˈmiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,714 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "länderübergreifender bis weltweiter Ausbruch einer Krankheit, im engeren Sinn einer Infektionskrankheit; Epidemie großen Ausmaßes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pandemie, with forms such as "apndemie", "padnemie", and "panddemie". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Pandemie, spelled P-A-N-D-E-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    länderübergreifender bis weltweiter Ausbruch einer Krankheit, im engeren Sinn einer Infektionskrankheit; Epidemie großen Ausmaßes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als Pandemie bezeichnet man allgemein eine auf große Teile eines Landes oder Erdteils übergreifende Epidemie.“
  2. „Unter Pandemie versteht man eine länder- und kontinentübergreifende Ausbreitung einer Krankheit, im engeren Sinn einer Infektionskrankheit.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apndemie
  • padnemie
  • panddemie
  • pandeime
  • pandemei
  • pandemmie
  • pandmeie
  • panedmie
  • panndemie
  • pnademie
  • ppandemie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apndemie2padnemie2panddemie1pandeime2pandemei2pandemmie1pandmeie2panedmie2
Edit distance from "Pandemie"

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 "Pandemie"?
"Pandemie" is spelled P-A-N-D-E-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pandeˈmiː].
What does "Pandemie" mean?
As a noun, "Pandemie" means: länderübergreifender bis weltweiter Ausbruch einer Krankheit, im engeren Sinn einer Infektionskrankheit; Epidemie großen Ausmaßes
What are common misspellings of "Pandemie"?
Common misspellings include "apndemie", "padnemie", "panddemie", "pandeime", "pandemei". The correct spelling is "Pandemie".
How do you pronounce "Pandemie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pandemie" is [pandeˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pandemie" come from?
"Pandemie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list