Quelle

[ˈkvɛlə]

/[ˈkvɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quelle” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,267
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ursprung eines Flusses, fließenden Gewässers; Ort des augenscheinlichen oberirdischen Austritts von Gewässern

Corpus desk

Index DE-quelle · Quelle · German

Quelle · rank #1,267 · 6 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,267
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH naja

Nearest frequency peer: naja (-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 „Quelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Quelle“ 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).

Quelle vs quere
50% similar
Quelle vs queue
50% similar
Quelle vs quellen
71% similar

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

Key facts for Quelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvɛlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,267
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Quelle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Quelleliegt 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: „naja“ (#1,266), „Sachsen“ (#1,268), „Mitglied“ (#1,265). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quelle“ bei #1,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Quelle (IPA [ˈkvɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,267 among 216 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quelle, with forms such as "qeulle", "qquelle", and "quele". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "quere", "queue", "quellen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Quelle, spelled Q-U-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ursprung eines Flusses, fließenden Gewässers; Ort des augenscheinlichen oberirdischen Austritts von Gewässern
  2. 2
    Ursprung von etwas Bestimmten
  3. 3
    wissenschaftlich auswertbares Primärmaterial
  4. 4
    Person, die über direkte Informationen verfügt
  5. 5
    Ausgangspunkt einer Strömung bei Vektorfeldern mit positiver Divergenz (das Gegenteil einer )

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Quelle der Elbe liegt in Tschechien.
  2. „Später hielten wir bei einer Quelle am Straßenrand, um Peg zu tränken, und ich schlug vor, dort zu essen.“

Antonyms

MündungSenkeZiel

This word in other languages

spring(English)fuente(Español)source(Français)fonte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeulle
  • qquelle
  • quele
  • quelel
  • qulele
  • uqelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qeulle2qquelle1quele1quelel2qulele2uqelle2
Edit distance from "Quelle"

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 "Quelle"?
"Quelle" is spelled Q-U-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɛlə].
What does "Quelle" mean?
As a noun, "Quelle" means: Ursprung eines Flusses, fließenden Gewässers; Ort des augenscheinlichen oberirdischen Austritts von Gewässern
What words are commonly confused with "Quelle"?
"Quelle" is commonly confused with "quere", "queue", "quellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quelle" is [ˈkvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quelle" come from?
"Quelle" 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 "Quelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Studie#1,269London#1,264Urlaub#1,274Bücher#1,256

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Union6 variantsfreie6 variantsclub6 variantsfürs6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list