violett

[vioˈlɛt]

/[vioˈlɛt]/ adj

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The verdict

“violett” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,428
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - farblich im Spektrum zwischen blau und rot liegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-violett · violett · German

violett · rank #18,428 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,428
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH village

Nearest frequency peer: village (-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 „violett“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „violett“ 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).

violett vs violette
88% similar
violett vs violetta
88% similar
violett vs violetten
78% similar

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

Key facts for violett
PropertyValue
Headwordviolett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[vioˈlɛt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,428
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „violett“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).violettliegt 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: „village“ (#18,427), „Vollidiot“ (#18,429), „verzichte“ (#18,426). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „violett“ bei #18,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around violett (IPA [vioˈlɛt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,428 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "farblich im Spektrum zwischen blau und rot liegend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for violett, with forms such as "ivolett", "viloett", and "vioeltt". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "violette", "violetta", "violetten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is violett, spelled V-I-O-L-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    farblich im Spektrum zwischen blau und rot liegend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich mag am liebsten meinen violetten Buntstift.

This word in other languages

violet(English)violeta(Español)violet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivolett
  • viloett
  • vioeltt
  • viollett
  • violtet
  • voilett
  • vviolett

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivolett2viloett2vioeltt2viollett1violtet2voilett2vviolett1
Edit distance from "violett"

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 "violett"?
"violett" is spelled V-I-O-L-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vioˈlɛt].
What does "violett" mean?
As an adjective, "violett" means: farblich im Spektrum zwischen blau und rot liegend
What words are commonly confused with "violett"?
"violett" is commonly confused with "violette", "violetta", "violetten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "violett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "violett" is [vioˈlɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "violett" come from?
"violett" 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 "violett", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

village#18,427vormals#18,431Weingut#18,435Windeln#18,439

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Votum7 variantsUsern7 variantsWitten7 variantswoods7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list