Vogel

/[ˈfoːɡl̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,933

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Vogel is aGermannoun. It means: Vertreter einer Tiergruppe der Wirbeltiere mit Flügeln und Federn Pronounced [ˈfoːɡl̩]. It ranks #2,933 in German word frequency. Often confused with vol and voll.

Key facts for Vogel
PropertyValue
HeadwordVogel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɡl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,933
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Vogel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vogel is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɡl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,933 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vogel, with forms such as "ovgel", "vgoel", and "voegl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "vol", "voll", "Vogt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Vogel, spelled V-O-G-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter einer Tiergruppe der Wirbeltiere mit Flügeln und Federn
  2. 2
    Ausdruck in Redewendungen in Verbindung mit haben für spinnen, verrückt sein
  3. 3
    auffälliger Mensch
  4. 4
    Flugzeug

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovgel,vgoel,voegl,vogell,voggel,vogle,vvogel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vogel

Misspelling Variants of "Vogel"

ovgel5vgoel5voegl5vogell6voggel6vogle5vvogel6
Misspelling Variants of "Vogel"

Frequency rank: #2,933 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vogel"?
"Vogel" is spelled V-O-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɡl̩].
What does "Vogel" mean?
As a noun, "Vogel" means: Vertreter einer Tiergruppe der Wirbeltiere mit Flügeln und Federn
What words are commonly confused with "Vogel"?
"Vogel" is commonly confused with "vol", "voll", "Vogt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vogel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vogel" is [ˈfoːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vogel" come from?
"Vogel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.