Vampir
[vamˈpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Vampir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,751
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus dem slawischen Volksglauben stammende, nachtaktive Sagengestalt, die sich von Blut ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-vampir · Vampir · German
Vampir · rank #17,751 · 9 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #17,751
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Upload
Nearest frequency peer: Upload (-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 „Vampir“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- ungewohnt
ungewohnt
82,253 corpus weight
- Unna
Unna
82,252 corpus weight
- Upload
Upload
82,251 corpus weight
- Vampir
Vampir
82,250 corpus weight
- verbrachten
verbrachten
82,249 corpus weight
- verdächtigt
verdächtigt
82,248 corpus weight
What this shows „Vampir“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Vampir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vamˈpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #17,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vampir“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Vampir (IPA [vamˈpiːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,751 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vampir, with forms such as "avmpir", "vamipr", and "vammpir". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vampire", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vampir, spelled V-A-M-P-I-R.
Definition
- 1aus dem slawischen Volksglauben stammende, nachtaktive Sagengestalt, die sich von Blut ernährt
- 2blutsaugende Sagengestalt
- 3Person, die skrupellos andere ausbeutet
- 4Vampirfledermaus; eine Unterfamilie der Blattnasen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vampir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Briten, diese Vampire, haben Indien ausgebeutet und aller Reichtümer bestohlen.
Wie in jedem Jahr um diese Zeit fliegen die Vampire Skandinaviens zu Tausenden in den Süden, um den immer kürzer werdenden Nächten in ihrer Heimat zu entfliehen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- avmpir
- vamipr
- vammpir
- vampirr
- vamppir
- vampri
- vapmir
- vmapir
- vvampir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vampir - 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 "Vampir", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).