Somalia
[zoˈmaːli̯a]
The verdict
“Somalia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,834
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat in Ostafrika
Corpus desk
Index DE-somalia · Somalia · German
Somalia · rank #16,834 · 9 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,834
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Sohle
Nearest frequency peer: Sohle (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Somalia“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Soest
Soest
83,170 corpus weight
- soft
soft
83,169 corpus weight
- Sohle
Sohle
83,168 corpus weight
- Somalia
Somalia
83,167 corpus weight
- Sporthalle
Sporthalle
83,166 corpus weight
- SSD
SSD
83,165 corpus weight
What this shows „Somalia“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Somalia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [zoˈmaːli̯a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Somalia“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Somalia (IPA [zoˈmaːli̯a]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,834 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Staat in Ostafrika".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Somalia, with forms such as "osmalia", "smoalia", and "soamlia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Somalia, spelled S-O-M-A-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1Staat in Ostafrika
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Somalia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin auch in Somalia gewesen.
Mogadischu ist die Hauptstadt von Somalia.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osmalia
- smoalia
- soamlia
- somaila
- somalai
- somallia
- somlaia
- sommalia
- ssomalia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Somalia - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Somalia", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).