vital

[viˈtaːl]

/[viˈtaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“vital” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,823
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lebendig, kräftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-vital · vital · German

vital · rank #25,823 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,823
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH virtuell

Nearest frequency peer: virtuell (-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 „vital“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vital“ 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).

vital vs viva
60% similar
vital vs Vokal
40% similar
vital vs vitro
60% similar

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

Key facts for vital
PropertyValue
Headwordvital
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[viˈtaːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,823
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vital“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vitalliegt 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: „virtuell“ (#25,822), „Vogue“ (#25,824), „viert“ (#25,821). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vital“ bei #25,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vital (IPA [viˈtaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,823 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vital, with forms such as "ivtal", "viatl", and "vitall". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "viva", "Vokal", "vitro", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vital, spelled V-I-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    lebendig, kräftig
  2. 2
    von lebenswichtiger Bedeutung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für seine zweiundneunzig Lebensjahre ist Herr Zusewinkel noch sehr vital.
  2. Die Interpretation der [Musik-]Werke ist vital und hoffnungsfroh, in jedem Fall mitreißend und energiegeladen.

This word in other languages

vital(English)vital(Español)vital(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivtal
  • viatl
  • vitall
  • vitla
  • vittal
  • vtial
  • vvital

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vital - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivtal2viatl2vitall1vitla2vittal1vtial2vvital1
Edit distance from "vital"

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 "vital"?
"vital" is spelled V-I-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [viˈtaːl].
What does "vital" mean?
As an adjective, "vital" means: lebendig, kräftig
What words are commonly confused with "vital"?
"vital" is commonly confused with "viva", "Vokal", "vitro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vital"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vital" is [viˈtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vital" come from?
"vital" 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 "vital", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Vogue#25,824viert#25,821ziert#25,851tippt#25,790

Similar misspelling depth

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

willig7 variantsübten7 variantsAbdel7 variantsAbruf7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list