Qualm
[kvalm]
The verdict
“Qualm” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,776
- frequency rank, German
- 216
- “Q” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (als unangenehm empfundener) von einem Feuer aufsteigender dichter, quellender Rauch
Corpus desk
Index DE-qualm · Qualm · German
Qualm · rank #40,776 · 7 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,776
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 216
- PHOTO-FINISH quantitativen
Nearest frequency peer: quantitativen (+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 “Qualm”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- psychologis…
psychologisches
59,228 corpus weight
- Publizisten
Publizisten
59,227 corpus weight
- Qualm
Qualm
59,225 corpus weight
- quantitativ…
quantitativen
59,224 corpus weight
- quietschen
quietschen
59,223 corpus weight
- Rangfolge
Rangfolge
59,221 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Qualm” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Qualm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvalm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #40,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Qualm” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Qualm (IPA [kvalm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,776 among 216 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(als unangenehm empfundener) von einem Feuer aufsteigender dichter, quellender Rauch".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Qualm, with forms such as "qaulm", "qqualm", and "quallm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "quasi", "Quark", "quält", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Qualm, spelled Q-U-A-L-M.
Definition
- 1(als unangenehm empfundener) von einem Feuer aufsteigender dichter, quellender Rauch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Qualm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vom Qualm des Feuers waren wir halb erstickt.
„Fern erhob sich die Silhouette der Brikettfabrik mit ihren Schloten, und die Schornsteine spien Qualm aus, schwarzen, undurchdringlichen Rauch, der sich wie ein Vorhang vor den Horizont legte. In dieser Wand aus Wolken und Qualm und Morgendunst stand blutrot die Sonnenscheibe.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qaulm
- qqualm
- quallm
- qualmm
- quaml
- qulam
- uqalm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Qualm - 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 September 3, 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 "Qualm", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Qualm". Here's where to go from here.
- "Qualm" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quasi". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #40,776 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.