Philippi

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The verdict

“Philippi” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,390
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Township in Kapstadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-philippi · Philippi · German

Philippi · rank #41,390 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,390
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pflegende

Nearest frequency peer: pflegende (-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 „Philippi“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Philippi“ 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).

Philippi vs Philipps
88% similar
Philippi vs TO
0% similar
Philippi vs video
13% similar

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

Key facts for Philippi
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhilippi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,390
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Philippi“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Philippiliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pflegende“ (#41,389), „philosophisches“ (#41,391), „Pflegeeltern“ (#41,388). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Philippi“ bei #41,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Philippi (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,390 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Township in Kapstadt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Philippi, with forms such as "hpilippi", "phhilippi", and "phiilppi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Philipps", "TO", "video", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Philippi, spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Township in Kapstadt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sie hätten sämtliche Fälle von Sergeant April überprüfte, aber alles, was sie im Zusammenhang mit Gangs gefunden hätten, sei eine Razzia in einem Methlabor in Philippi gewesen, die Milo April geleitet hatte.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpilippi
  • phhilippi
  • phiilppi
  • philipi
  • philipip
  • phillippi
  • philpipi
  • phliippi
  • pihlippi
  • pphilippi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpilippi2phhilippi1phiilppi2philipi1philipip2phillippi1philpipi2phliippi2
Edit distance from "Philippi"

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 "Philippi"?
"Philippi" is spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-I. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Philippi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Philippi" means: Township in Kapstadt
What words are commonly confused with "Philippi"?
"Philippi" is commonly confused with "Philipps", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Philippi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Philippi" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Philippi" come from?
"Philippi" 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 "Philippi", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list