Völkerwanderung
[ˈfœlkɐˌvandəʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Völkerwanderung” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,955
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Ausbreitung der Germanen in vorchristlicher Zeit nach West- und Südeuropa
Corpus desk
Index DE-volkerwanderung · Völkerwanderung · German
Völkerwanderung · rank #40,955 · 24 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,955
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 24 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Vorstandsvors…
Nearest frequency peer: Vorstandsvorsitzenden (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Völkerwanderung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Vorschule
Vorschule
59,049 corpus weight
- Vorsehung
Vorsehung
59,048 corpus weight
- Vorstandsvo…
Vorstandsvorsitzenden
59,047 corpus weight
- Völkerwande…
Völkerwanderung
59,046 corpus weight
- waagerecht
waagerecht
59,045 corpus weight
- Wachsamkeit
Wachsamkeit
59,044 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Völkerwanderung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Völkerwanderung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfœlkɐˌvandəʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #40,955 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Völkerwanderung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 24 spelling variants around Völkerwanderung (IPA [ˈfœlkɐˌvandəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,955 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Völkerwanderung, with forms such as "vlökerwanderung", "vvölkerwanderung", and "vöklerwanderung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Völkerwanderung, spelled V-Ö-L-K-E-R-W-A-N-D-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ausbreitung der Germanen in vorchristlicher Zeit nach West- und Südeuropa
- 2Auswanderung einer großen Anzahl von Menschen in Gebiete, aus denen sie nicht stammen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Völkerwanderung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei den Arbeiten am Fundament stieß man auf mehrere kreisrunde Schächte verschiedener Tiefe, in denen sich Schutt und Tonscherben befanden, die wahrscheinlich aus der Zeit der Völkerwanderung stammten.“
„Erst im Zuge der Völkerwanderung seien die Slawen gekommen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- vlökerwanderung
- vvölkerwanderung
- vöklerwanderung
- völekrwanderung
- völkerawnderung
- völkerrwanderung
- völkerwadnerung
- völkerwandderung
- völkerwandernug
- völkerwanderrung
- völkerwanderugn
- völkerwanderungg
- völkerwanderunng
- völkerwandeurng
- völkerwandreung
- völkerwanedrung
- völkerwannderung
- völkerwnaderung
- völkerwwanderung
- völkewranderung
- völkkerwanderung
- völkrewanderung
- völlkerwanderung
- övlkerwanderung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Völkerwanderung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.