Symbolbild

[zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt]

/[zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Symbolbild” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,847
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abbildung, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt

Key facts for Symbolbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordSymbolbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,847
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Symbolbild” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Symbolbild lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Symbolbild (IPA [zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,847 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abbildung, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Symbolbild, with forms such as "smybolbild", "ssymbolbild", and "sybmolbild". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Symbolbild, spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbildung, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smybolbild
  • ssymbolbild
  • sybmolbild
  • symbbolbild
  • symblobild
  • symboblild
  • symbolbbild
  • symbolbidl
  • symbolbildd
  • symbolbilld
  • symbolblid
  • symbolibld
  • symbollbild
  • symmbolbild
  • symoblbild
  • syymbolbild
  • ysmbolbild

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Symbolbild - 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.

smybolbild2ssymbolbild1sybmolbild2symbbolbild1symblobild2symboblild2symbolbbild1symbolbidl2
Edit distance from "Symbolbild"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Symbolbild"?
"Symbolbild" is spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt].
What does "Symbolbild" mean?
As a noun, "Symbolbild" means: Abbildung, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt
What are common misspellings of "Symbolbild"?
Common misspellings include "smybolbild", "ssymbolbild", "sybmolbild", "symbbolbild", "symblobild". The correct spelling is "Symbolbild".
How do you pronounce "Symbolbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Symbolbild" is [zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Symbolbild" come from?
"Symbolbild" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Symbolbild”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-Y-M-B-O-L-B-I-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zʏmˈboːlˌbɪlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list