vielen

/[ˈfiːlən]/ adj

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#284

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

vielen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel Pronounced [ˈfiːlən]. It ranks #284 in German word frequency. Often confused with Viren and ville.

Key facts for vielen
PropertyValue
Headwordvielen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfiːlən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#284
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vielen is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #284 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for vielen, with forms such as "ivelen", "veilen", and "vieeln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Viren", "ville", "vieles", and more, 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 vielen, spelled V-I-E-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  12. 12
    Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs viel
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion Positiv des Adjektivs viel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ivelen,veilen,vieeln,vielenn,viellen,vielne,vileen,vvielen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vielen

Misspelling Variants of "vielen"

ivelen6veilen6vieeln6vielenn7viellen7vielne6vileen6vvielen7
Misspelling Variants of "vielen"

Frequency rank: #284 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vielen"?
"vielen" is spelled V-I-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːlən].
What does "vielen" mean?
As an adj, "vielen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel
What words are commonly confused with "vielen"?
"vielen" is commonly confused with "Viren", "ville", "vieles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vielen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vielen" is [ˈfiːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vielen" come from?
"vielen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.