Ventilator

[vɛntiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]

/[vɛntiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Ventilator” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,108
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, welches umgebende Luft durch Drehung eines Laufrades mit Schaufeln fördert

Corpus desk

Index DE-ventilator · Ventilator · German

Ventilator · rank #21,108 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,108
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valerie

Nearest frequency peer: Valerie (-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 „Ventilator“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ventilator“ 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).

Ventilator vs Ventilatoren
83% similar

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

Key facts for Ventilator
PropertyValue
HeadwordVentilator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɛntiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,108
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ventilator“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ventilatorliegt 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: „Valerie“ (#21,107), „Verantwortlicher“ (#21,109), „Unverständnis“ (#21,106). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Ventilator“ bei #21,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Ventilator (IPA [vɛntiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,108 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gerät, welches umgebende Luft durch Drehung eines Laufrades mit Schaufeln fördert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ventilator, with forms such as "evntilator", "venitlator", and "venntilator". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ventilatoren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ventilator, spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, welches umgebende Luft durch Drehung eines Laufrades mit Schaufeln fördert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unter Ventilatoren versteht man Strömungsmaschinen zur Förderung von Luft oder anderen Gasen bis zu einem Druckverhältnis von p Ein / p Aus = 1,3.“
  2. „Der Ventilator ist eine Vorrichtung, durch welche aus eingeschlossenen Räumen (z. B. Zimmern, Hospitälern, auf Schiffen etc.) die verdorbene Luft hinweggeschafft, und dagegen frische hereingebracht wird.“

Synonyms

DurchlüfterEntlüfterLüfterMiefquirl

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evntilator
  • venitlator
  • venntilator
  • ventialtor
  • ventilaotr
  • ventilatorr
  • ventilatro
  • ventilattor
  • ventillator
  • ventiltaor
  • ventliator
  • venttilator
  • vetnilator
  • vnetilator
  • vventilator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evntilator2venitlator2venntilator1ventialtor2ventilaotr2ventilatorr1ventilatro2ventilattor1
Edit distance from "Ventilator"

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 "Ventilator"?
"Ventilator" is spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛntiˈlaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Ventilator" mean?
As a noun, "Ventilator" means: Gerät, welches umgebende Luft durch Drehung eines Laufrades mit Schaufeln fördert
What words are commonly confused with "Ventilator"?
"Ventilator" is commonly confused with "Ventilatoren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ventilator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ventilator" is [vɛntiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ventilator" come from?
"Ventilator" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ventilator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list