Vokal

/[voˈkaːl]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,923

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Vokal is aGermannoun. It means: Laut der Sprache, bei dem der Luftstrom relativ ungehindert durch den offenen Mund oder die Nase austritt und die Stimmbänder schwingen Pronounced [voˈkaːl]. Often confused with vol and voll.

Key facts for Vokal
PropertyValue
HeadwordVokal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[voˈkaːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,923
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vokal is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [voˈkaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,923 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 Vokal, with forms such as "ovkal", "vkoal", and "voakl". 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", "voran", 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 Vokal, spelled V-O-K-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laut der Sprache, bei dem der Luftstrom relativ ungehindert durch den offenen Mund oder die Nase austritt und die Stimmbänder schwingen
  2. 2
    Buchstabe, der für einen Vokallaut steht

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovkal,vkoal,voakl,vokall,vokkal,vokla,vvokal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vokal

Misspelling Variants of "Vokal"

ovkal5vkoal5voakl5vokall6vokkal6vokla5vvokal6
Misspelling Variants of "Vokal"

Frequency rank: #28,923 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vokal"?
"Vokal" is spelled V-O-K-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈkaːl].
What does "Vokal" mean?
As a noun, "Vokal" means: Laut der Sprache, bei dem der Luftstrom relativ ungehindert durch den offenen Mund oder die Nase austritt und die Stimmbänder schwingen
What words are commonly confused with "Vokal"?
"Vokal" is commonly confused with "vol", "voll", "voran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vokal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vokal" is [voˈkaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vokal" come from?
"Vokal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.