Saalfeld
[ˈzaːlˌfɛlt]
The verdict
“Saalfeld” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,745
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-saalfeld · Saalfeld · German
Saalfeld · rank #25,745 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #25,745
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH rütteln
Nearest frequency peer: rütteln (-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 “Saalfeld”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Rolex
Rolex
74,261 corpus weight
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Romantiker
74,260 corpus weight
- RPG
RPG
74,259 corpus weight
- rütteln
rütteln
74,257 corpus weight
- Saalfeld
Saalfeld
74,256 corpus weight
- Schaufel
Schaufel
74,252 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Saalfeld” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Saalfeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaːlˌfɛlt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,745 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Saalfeld” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Saalfeld (IPA [ˈzaːlˌfɛlt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,745 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Saalfeld, with forms such as "asalfeld", "saafleld", and "saalefld". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Saalfeld, spelled S-A-A-L-F-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Saalfeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Saalfeld liegt in Deutschlands östlicher Mitte.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asalfeld
- saafleld
- saalefld
- saalfedl
- saalfeldd
- saalfelld
- saalffeld
- saalfled
- saallfeld
- salafeld
- salfeld
- ssaalfeld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Saalfeld - 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 "Saalfeld", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #25,745 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.