Vitus

[ˈviːtʊs]

/[ˈviːtʊs]/ name

The verdict

“Vitus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,560
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-vitus · Vitus · German

Vitus · rank #41,560 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,560
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Virtuosen

Nearest frequency peer: Virtuosen (-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 „Vitus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vitus“ 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).

Vitus vs vous
40% similar
Vitus vs Votum
60% similar
Vitus vs vis
40% similar

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

Key facts for Vitus
PropertyValue
HeadwordVitus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈviːtʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,560
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vitus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vitusliegt 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: „Virtuosen“ (#41,559), „Volksgemeinschaft“ (#41,561), „virtuelles“ (#41,558). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vitus“ bei #41,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Vitus (IPA [ˈviːtʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,560 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vitus, with forms such as "ivtus", "vitsu", and "vittus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "vous", "Votum", "vis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vitus, spelled V-I-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivtus
  • vitsu
  • vittus
  • vituss
  • viuts
  • vtius
  • vvitus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivtus2vitsu2vittus1vituss1viuts2vtius2vvitus1
Edit distance from "Vitus"

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 "Vitus"?
"Vitus" is spelled V-I-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːtʊs].
What does "Vitus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vitus" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Vitus"?
"Vitus" is commonly confused with "vous", "Votum", "vis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vitus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vitus" is [ˈviːtʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vitus" come from?
"Vitus" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list