Radfahrer
[ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Radfahrer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,924
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der mit dem Fahrrad fährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-radfahrer · Radfahrer · German
Radfahrer · rank #4,924 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,924
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH preisen
Nearest frequency peer: preisen (-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 “Radfahrer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Porsche
Porsche
95,079 corpus weight
- preisen
preisen
95,078 corpus weight
- Radfahrer
Radfahrer
95,077 corpus weight
- ray
ray
95,076 corpus weight
- Reichweite
Reichweite
95,075 corpus weight
- Rolf
Rolf
95,074 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Radfahrer” 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 | Radfahrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #4,924 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Radfahrer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Radfahrer (IPA [ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,924 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Radfahrer, with forms such as "ardfahrer", "radafhrer", and "raddfahrer". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Radfahrern", "Radfahrerin", "Radfahren", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 Radfahrer, spelled R-A-D-F-A-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der mit dem Fahrrad fährt
- 2jemand, der nach oben buckelt und nach unten „tritt“, das heißt autoritär auftritt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Radfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch als Radfahrer muss man auf den Verkehr achten.
„Die Bergwanderer in der Provence feuern jeden Radfahrer, der an ihnen vorbeikriecht, mit allez! allez! an.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ardfahrer
- radafhrer
- raddfahrer
- radfaherr
- radfahhrer
- radfahrerr
- radfahrre
- radfahrrer
- radfarher
- radffahrer
- radfharer
- rafdahrer
- rdafahrer
- rradfahrer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Radfahrer - 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 "Radfahrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Radfahrer" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Radfahrern". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,924 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–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.