Vandalismus
[vandaˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Vandalismus” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,106
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorsätzliche, sinnlose und mutwillige Beschädigung oder Zerstörung von Eigentum, meistens von fremdem oder gemeinschaftlichem
Corpus desk
Index DE-vandalismus · Vandalismus · German
Vandalismus · rank #20,106 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,106
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Verfolger
Nearest frequency peer: Verfolger (+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 „Vandalismus“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- unschlagbar
unschlagbar
79,898 corpus weight
- unwirksam
unwirksam
79,897 corpus weight
- Vandalismus
Vandalismus
79,895 corpus weight
- Verfolger
Verfolger
79,894 corpus weight
- vergangener
vergangener
79,893 corpus weight
- verkackt
verkackt
79,892 corpus weight
What this shows „Vandalismus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vandalismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vandaˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vandalismus“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Vandalismus (IPA [vandaˈlɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,106 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorsätzliche, sinnlose und mutwillige Beschädigung oder Zerstörung von Eigentum, meistens von fremdem oder gemeinschaftlichem".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vandalismus, with forms such as "avndalismus", "vadnalismus", and "vanadlismus". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vandalismus, spelled V-A-N-D-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1vorsätzliche, sinnlose und mutwillige Beschädigung oder Zerstörung von Eigentum, meistens von fremdem oder gemeinschaftlichem
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vandalismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es ist begreiflich, daß die Aufregung der ohnehin franzosenfeindlichen Einwohnerschaft durch solchen Vandalismus aufs äußerste gesteigert ward.“ (Kügelgen: Jugenderinnerungen eines alten Mannes)
„Er verdient zwar am Vandalismus, doch die Liebe zum Rad geht ihm über alles.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- avndalismus
- vadnalismus
- vanadlismus
- vandailsmus
- vandalimsus
- vandalismmus
- vandalismsu
- vandalismuss
- vandalissmus
- vandalisums
- vandallismus
- vandalsimus
- vanddalismus
- vandlaismus
- vanndalismus
- vnadalismus
- vvandalismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vandalismus - 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 "Vandalismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).