Papierkorb
[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌkɔʁp]
The verdict
“Papierkorb” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,947
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinerer Sammelbehälter für Papiermüll
Corpus desk
Index DE-papierkorb · Papierkorb · German
Papierkorb · rank #35,947 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,947
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Otter
Nearest frequency peer: Otter (-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 „Papierkorb“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Ortsverein
Ortsverein
64,057 corpus weight
- Ostfront
Ostfront
64,056 corpus weight
- Otter
Otter
64,055 corpus weight
- Papierkorb
Papierkorb
64,054 corpus weight
- Parmesan
Parmesan
64,053 corpus weight
- parteilos
parteilos
64,052 corpus weight
What this shows „Papierkorb“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Papierkorb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌkɔʁp] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #35,947 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Papierkorb“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Papierkorb (IPA [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌkɔʁp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,947 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Papierkorb, with forms such as "appierkorb", "paiperkorb", and "papeirkorb". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Papierkorb, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-K-O-R-B.
Definition
- 1kleinerer Sammelbehälter für Papiermüll
- 2Verzeichnis, in dem noch nicht endgültig gelöschte Dateien zeitweilig gespeichert werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Papierkorb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oft wird der Papierkorb als Mülleimer missbraucht.
In den Papierkorb sollte wirklich nur Papier geworfen werden, für Teebeutel gibt es den Mülleimer.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- appierkorb
- paiperkorb
- papeirkorb
- papiekrorb
- papierkkorb
- papierkobr
- papierkorbb
- papierkorrb
- papierkrob
- papierokrb
- papierrkorb
- papirekorb
- pappierkorb
- ppaierkorb
- ppapierkorb
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Papierkorb - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Papierkorb", 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 (15 here; floor ≥5).