vehicle

/[viːhɪkl]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,335

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

vehicle is aGermannoun. It means: das Fahrzeug Pronounced [viːhɪkl]. Often confused with Venice.

Key facts for vehicle
PropertyValue
Headwordvehicle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[viːhɪkl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,335
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vehicle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vehicle is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [viːhɪkl]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,335 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vehicle, with forms such as "evhicle", "vehcile", and "vehhicle". 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, "Venice", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vehicle, spelled V-E-H-I-C-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Fahrzeug
  2. 2
    das Vehikel
  3. 3
    das Mittel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evhicle,vehcile,vehhicle,vehiccle,vehicel,vehiclle,vehilce,veihcle,vheicle,vvehicle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vehicle

Misspelling Variants of "vehicle"

evhicle7vehcile7vehhicle8vehiccle8vehicel7vehiclle8vehilce7veihcle7
Misspelling Variants of "vehicle"

Frequency rank: #49,335 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vehicle"?
"vehicle" is spelled V-E-H-I-C-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [viːhɪkl].
What does "vehicle" mean?
As a noun, "vehicle" means: das Fahrzeug
What words are commonly confused with "vehicle"?
"vehicle" is commonly confused with "Venice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vehicle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vehicle" is [viːhɪkl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vehicle" come from?
"vehicle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.