Vögelchen

[ˈføːɡl̩çən]

/[ˈføːɡl̩çən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vögelchen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,126
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Vogel

Corpus desk

Index DE-vogelchen · Vögelchen · German

Vögelchen · rank #39,126 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,126
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vos

Nearest frequency peer: vos (-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 „Vögelchen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vögelchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vögelchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordVögelchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈføːɡl̩çən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,126
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vögelchen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vögelchenliegt 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: „vos“ (#39,125), „wachse“ (#39,127), „vorzufinden“ (#39,124). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vögelchen“ bei #39,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vögelchen (IPA [ˈføːɡl̩çən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,126 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleiner Vogel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vögelchen, with forms such as "vgöelchen", "vvögelchen", and "vöeglchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vögelchen, spelled V-Ö-G-E-L-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Vogel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Guck mal, eine Kuckucksuhr! Wenn du genau hinsiehst, kannst du gleich ein kleines Vögelchen sehen, das herausschaut.
  2. „Ein paar Mal kreiste das Vögelchen über der Polizeistation, bevor es hinüber zum Grün der Sportplätze flog.“

Synonyms

VögleinVögelein

This word in other languages

birdie(English)pajarito(Español)oiselet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vgöelchen
  • vvögelchen
  • vöeglchen
  • vögeclhen
  • vögelcchen
  • vögelcehn
  • vögelchenn
  • vögelchhen
  • vögelchne
  • vögelhcen
  • vögellchen
  • vöggelchen
  • vöglechen
  • övgelchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

vgöelchen2vvögelchen1vöeglchen2vögeclhen2vögelcchen1vögelcehn2vögelchenn1vögelchhen1
Edit distance from "Vögelchen"

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 "Vögelchen"?
"Vögelchen" is spelled V-Ö-G-E-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈføːɡl̩çən].
What does "Vögelchen" mean?
As a noun, "Vögelchen" means: kleiner Vogel
What are common misspellings of "Vögelchen"?
Common misspellings include "vgöelchen", "vvögelchen", "vöeglchen", "vögeclhen", "vögelcchen". The correct spelling is "Vögelchen".
How do you pronounce "Vögelchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vögelchen" is [ˈføːɡl̩çən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vögelchen" come from?
"Vögelchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list