visit

[vɪzɪt]

/[vɪzɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“visit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,352
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorübergehendes Aufsuchen des Aufenthaltsorts einer Person, eines Gebäudes oder einer Institution; Besuch

Corpus desk

Index DE-visit · visit · German

visit · rank #31,352 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,352
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verwehren

Nearest frequency peer: verwehren (-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 „visit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „visit“ 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).

visit vs Visum
40% similar
visit vs vista
60% similar
visit vs Visite
67% similar

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

Key facts for visit
PropertyValue
Headwordvisit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɪzɪt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,352
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „visit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.visitliegt 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: „verwehren“ (#31,351), „Vogelarten“ (#31,353), „Vertriebs“ (#31,350). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „visit“ bei #31,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around visit (IPA [vɪzɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,352 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorübergehendes Aufsuchen des Aufenthaltsorts einer Person, eines Gebäudes oder einer Institution; Besuch".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for visit, with forms such as "ivsit", "viist", and "visitt". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Visum", "vista", "Visite", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is visit, spelled V-I-S-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorübergehendes Aufsuchen des Aufenthaltsorts einer Person, eines Gebäudes oder einer Institution; Besuch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Do you expect a visit from anybody today?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivsit
  • viist
  • visitt
  • vissit
  • visti
  • vsiit
  • vvisit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivsit2viist2visitt1vissit1visti2vsiit2vvisit1
Edit distance from "visit"

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 "visit"?
"visit" is spelled V-I-S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɪzɪt].
What does "visit" mean?
As a noun, "visit" means: vorübergehendes Aufsuchen des Aufenthaltsorts einer Person, eines Gebäudes oder einer Institution; Besuch
What words are commonly confused with "visit"?
"visit" is commonly confused with "Visum", "vista", "Visite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "visit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "visit" is [vɪzɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "visit" come from?
"visit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Trapp#31,307Zutat#31,401timer#31,301teint#31,298

Similar misspelling depth

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

unique7 variantsStrass7 variantsSirup7 variantsRüben7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list