Rankings
[ˈʁɛŋkɪŋs]
The verdict
“Rankings” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,248
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ranking
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 | Rankings |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛŋkɪŋs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rankings” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Rankings (IPA [ˈʁɛŋkɪŋs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,248 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rankings, with forms such as "arnkings", "raknings", and "ranikngs". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ratings", "ranking", 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 Rankings, spelled R-A-N-K-I-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ranking
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ranking
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ranking
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ranking
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ranking
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arnkings,raknings,ranikngs,rankigns,rankinggs,rankingss,rankinngs,rankinsg,rankkings,ranknigs,rannkings,rnakings,rrankings
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rankings - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Rankings”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-N-K-I-N-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛŋkɪŋs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ratings” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rankings vs Ratings
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.