vampire

[ˈvæm.paɪ.ə]

/[ˈvæm.paɪ.ə]/ noun

The verdict

“vampire” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,506
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blutsaugender, toter Mensch (Fantasiegestalt); Vampir

Corpus desk

Index DE-vampire · vampire · German

vampire · rank #13,506 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,506
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterzogen

Nearest frequency peer: unterzogen (-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 „vampire“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vampire vs Vampir
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vampire
PropertyValue
Headwordvampire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvæm.paɪ.ə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,506
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vampire“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vampireliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterzogen“ (#13,505), „vereinbar“ (#13,507), „untersuchten“ (#13,504). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vampire“ bei #13,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vampire (IPA [ˈvæm.paɪ.ə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,506 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "blutsaugender, toter Mensch (Fantasiegestalt); Vampir".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vampire, with forms such as "avmpire", "vamipre", and "vammpire". 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, "Vampir", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 vampire, spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    blutsaugender, toter Mensch (Fantasiegestalt); Vampir

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vampire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The most famous vampire in literature is Dracula. Bram Stocker wrote the story of the infamous Count.
  2. "Vampire, a fabulous creature, which was widely believed in previously to and during the 18th century in Greece, Hungary, Moravia, Silesia, Poland, and Russia. Vampires are defined by Dom Calmet as persons "who have been dead a considerable time, sometimes more, sometimes less; who leave their tombs, and come and disturb the living, sucking their blood, a…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avmpire
  • vamipre
  • vammpire
  • vampier
  • vampirre
  • vamppire
  • vamprie
  • vapmire
  • vmapire
  • vvampire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vampire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

avmpire2vamipre2vammpire1vampier2vampirre1vamppire1vamprie2vapmire2
Edit distance from "vampire"

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 "vampire"?
"vampire" is spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvæm.paɪ.ə].
What does "vampire" mean?
As a noun, "vampire" means: blutsaugender, toter Mensch (Fantasiegestalt); Vampir
What words are commonly confused with "vampire"?
"vampire" is commonly confused with "Vampir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vampire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vampire" is [ˈvæm.paɪ.ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vampire" come from?
"vampire" 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 "vampire", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list