ratio
[ˈɹeɪʃɪəʊ]
The verdict
“ratio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,035. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,035
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhältnis zweier Zahlen gleicher Einheit, Quotient. Die beiden Zahlen werden meist durch einen Doppelpunkt getrennt, z. B. 20:1 (gesprochen: zwanzig zu eins; Englisch jedoch durch Bindestrich getr...
Corpus desk
Index DE-ratio · ratio · German
ratio · rank #21,035 · 6 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,035
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rampenlicht
Nearest frequency peer: Rampenlicht (-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 “ratio”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- radikaler
radikaler
78,969 corpus weight
- rainbow
rainbow
78,968 corpus weight
- Rampenlicht
Rampenlicht
78,967 corpus weight
- ratio
ratio
78,966 corpus weight
- rechtsradik…
rechtsradikale
78,965 corpus weight
- reize
reize
78,964 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ratio” 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 | ratio |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɹeɪʃɪəʊ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #21,035 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “ratio” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ratio (IPA [ˈɹeɪʃɪəʊ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,035 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verhältnis zweier Zahlen gleicher Einheit, Quotient. Die beiden Zahlen werden meist durch einen Doppelpunkt getrennt, z. B. 20:1 (gesprochen: zwanzig zu eins; Englisch jedoch durch Bindestrich getr...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ratio, with forms such as "artio", "raito", and "ratoi". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Rio", "Rats", "retro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ratio, spelled R-A-T-I-O.
Definition
- 1Verhältnis zweier Zahlen gleicher Einheit, Quotient. Die beiden Zahlen werden meist durch einen Doppelpunkt getrennt, z. B. 20:1 (gesprochen: zwanzig zu eins; Englisch jedoch durch Bindestrich getrennt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ratio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The school has a 20:1 student-teacher ratio.
Shares can be exchanged at a ratio of two new for ten existing shares.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- artio
- raito
- ratoi
- rattio
- rratio
- rtaio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ratio - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ratio", 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 (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "ratio" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Rio". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #21,035 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.