Phoenix

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The verdict

“Phoenix” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,071
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Arizona

Corpus desk

Index DE-phoenix · Phoenix · German

Phoenix · rank #9,071 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,071
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peters

Nearest frequency peer: Peters (-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 „Phoenix“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Phoenix“ 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).

Phoenix vs Phönix
71% similar
Phoenix vs TO
0% similar
Phoenix vs video
14% similar

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

Key facts for Phoenix
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhoenix
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,071
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Phoenix“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Peters“ (#9,070), „plane“ (#9,072), „Paula“ (#9,069). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Phoenix“ bei #9,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Phoenix (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,071 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Arizona".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Phoenix, with forms such as "hpoenix", "pheonix", and "phhoenix". 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, "Phönix", "TO", "video", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Phoenix, spelled P-H-O-E-N-I-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Arizona

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Phoenix ist die Hauptstadt von Arizona.

This word in other languages

Phoenix(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpoenix
  • pheonix
  • phhoenix
  • phoeinx
  • phoenixx
  • phoennix
  • phoenxi
  • phoneix
  • pohenix
  • pphoenix

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Phoenix - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hpoenix2pheonix2phhoenix1phoeinx2phoenixx1phoennix1phoenxi2phoneix2
Edit distance from "Phoenix"

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 "Phoenix"?
"Phoenix" is spelled P-H-O-E-N-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Phoenix" mean?
As a proper noun, "Phoenix" means: Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Arizona
What words are commonly confused with "Phoenix"?
"Phoenix" is commonly confused with "Phönix", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Phoenix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Phoenix" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Phoenix" come from?
"Phoenix" 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 "Phoenix", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Packung#9,068radikal#9,074Notizen#9,067schenkt#9,084

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Modellen10 variantsGeistes10 variantsVitamin10 variantserlitten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list