Viola

[viˈoːla]

/[viˈoːla]/ noun

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The verdict

“Viola” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,592
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Streichinstrument mit 4 Saiten, welche in C-G-D-A gestimmt sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-viola · Viola · German

Viola · rank #16,592 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,592
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verzögerungen

Nearest frequency peer: Verzögerungen (-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 „Viola“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Viola“ 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).

Viola vs vol
40% similar
Viola vs voll
40% similar
Viola vs Volk
60% similar

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

Key facts for Viola
PropertyValue
HeadwordViola
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[viˈoːla]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,592
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Viola“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Violaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verzögerungen“ (#16,591), „visuelle“ (#16,593), „verunsichert“ (#16,590). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Viola“ bei #16,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Viola (IPA [viˈoːla]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,592 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Streichinstrument mit 4 Saiten, welche in C-G-D-A gestimmt sind".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Viola, with forms such as "ivola", "viloa", and "vioal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "vol", "voll", "Volk", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Viola, spelled V-I-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Streichinstrument mit 4 Saiten, welche in C-G-D-A gestimmt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Korpus der Viola ist für ihre Stimmung eigentlich zu klein.

Synonyms

Bratsche

Antonyms

Violine

This word in other languages

viola(English)alto(Español)alto(Français)viola(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivola
  • viloa
  • vioal
  • violla
  • voila
  • vviola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivola2viloa2vioal2violla1voila2vviola1
Edit distance from "Viola"

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 "Viola"?
"Viola" is spelled V-I-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [viˈoːla].
What does "Viola" mean?
As a noun, "Viola" means: Streichinstrument mit 4 Saiten, welche in C-G-D-A gestimmt sind
What words are commonly confused with "Viola"?
"Viola" is commonly confused with "vol", "voll", "Volk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Viola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Viola" is [viˈoːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Viola" come from?
"Viola" 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 "Viola", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wange#16,601winkt#16,607terra#16,564Ruine#16,535

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Brite6 variantsRhön6 variantsedler6 variantsfürn6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list