Photovoltaik
[ˌfotovɔlˈtaːɪk]
The verdict
“Photovoltaik” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,096
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Umwandlung von Strahlungsenergie (z. B. Sonnenenergie) in elektrische Energie
Corpus desk
Index DE-photovoltaik · Photovoltaik · German
Photovoltaik · rank #17,096 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,096
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Pfeile
Nearest frequency peer: Pfeile (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Photovoltaik”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pervers
pervers
82,908 corpus weight
- Pfeile
Pfeile
82,906 corpus weight
- Photovoltaik
Photovoltaik
82,905 corpus weight
- plausibel
plausibel
82,904 corpus weight
- Pointe
Pointe
82,903 corpus weight
- Portemonnaie
Portemonnaie
82,902 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Photovoltaik” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Photovoltaik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌfotovɔlˈtaːɪk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #17,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Photovoltaik” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Photovoltaik (IPA [ˌfotovɔlˈtaːɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,096 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Umwandlung von Strahlungsenergie (z. B. Sonnenenergie) in elektrische Energie".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Photovoltaik, with forms such as "hpotovoltaik", "phhotovoltaik", and "phootvoltaik". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Photovoltaik, spelled P-H-O-T-O-V-O-L-T-A-I-K.
Definition
- 1Umwandlung von Strahlungsenergie (z. B. Sonnenenergie) in elektrische Energie
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hpotovoltaik
- phhotovoltaik
- phootvoltaik
- photoovltaik
- photovlotaik
- photovolatik
- photovolltaik
- photovoltaikk
- photovoltaki
- photovoltiak
- photovolttaik
- photovotlaik
- photovvoltaik
- phottovoltaik
- photvooltaik
- phtoovoltaik
- pohtovoltaik
- pphotovoltaik
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Photovoltaik - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Photovoltaik", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
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.