twilight

[ˈtwaɪlaɪt]

/[ˈtwaɪlaɪt]/ noun

The verdict

“twilight” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,929
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dämmerung, Zwielicht, Abenddämmerung

Corpus desk

Index DE-twilight · twilight · German

twilight · rank #22,929 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,929
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tummeln

Nearest frequency peer: tummeln (-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 „twilight“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „twilight“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for twilight
PropertyValue
Headwordtwilight
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtwaɪlaɪt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,929
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „twilight“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).twilightliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tummeln“ (#22,928), „Ufern“ (#22,930), „träumte“ (#22,927). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „twilight“ bei #22,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around twilight (IPA [ˈtwaɪlaɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,929 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dämmerung, Zwielicht, Abenddämmerung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for twilight, with forms such as "tiwlight", "ttwilight", and "twiilght". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is twilight, spelled T-W-I-L-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dämmerung, Zwielicht, Abenddämmerung

Synonyms

dusk

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tiwlight
  • ttwilight
  • twiilght
  • twilgiht
  • twiligght
  • twilighht
  • twilightt
  • twiligth
  • twilihgt
  • twillight
  • twliight
  • twwilight
  • wtilight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tiwlight2ttwilight1twiilght2twilgiht2twiligght1twilighht1twilightt1twiligth2
Edit distance from "twilight"

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 "twilight"?
"twilight" is spelled T-W-I-L-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtwaɪlaɪt].
What does "twilight" mean?
As a noun, "twilight" means: Dämmerung, Zwielicht, Abenddämmerung
What are common misspellings of "twilight"?
Common misspellings include "tiwlight", "ttwilight", "twiilght", "twilgiht", "twiligght". The correct spelling is "twilight".
How do you pronounce "twilight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "twilight" is [ˈtwaɪlaɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "twilight" come from?
"twilight" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "twilight", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list