Radio
[ˈʁaːdi̯o]
The verdict
“Radio” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,782 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,782
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein elektronisches Gerät, mit dem Hörfunkprogramme empfangen werden können, beispielsweise Nachrichten- oder Musikkanäle
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 | Radio |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaːdi̯o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,782 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Radio” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Radio is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaːdi̯o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,782 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Radio, with forms such as "ardio", "raddio", and "radoi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Rio", "RAin", "raid", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Radio, spelled R-A-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1ein elektronisches Gerät, mit dem Hörfunkprogramme empfangen werden können, beispielsweise Nachrichten- oder Musikkanäle
- 2Programme, die mit einem Radio empfangen werden können
- 3eine Organisation, die Radioprogramme produziert
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ardio,raddio,radoi,raido,rdaio,rradio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Radio - 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.
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Using “Radio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaːdi̯o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Rio” - see the side-by-side comparison. Radio vs Rio
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.