völkisch

[ˈfœlkɪʃ]

/[ˈfœlkɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“völkisch” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,931
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zum Volke gehörig, das Volk betreffend, national

Corpus desk

Index DE-volkisch · völkisch · German

völkisch · rank #28,931 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,931
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorübergehend…

Nearest frequency peer: vorübergehenden (-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 „völkisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „völkisch“ 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).

völkisch vs völkische
89% similar
völkisch vs völkischen
80% similar
völkisch vs Volkach
50% similar

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

Key facts for völkisch
PropertyValue
Headwordvölkisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfœlkɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,931
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „völkisch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).völkischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorübergehenden“ (#28,930), „Wahlzettel“ (#28,932), „vorzuziehen“ (#28,929). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „völkisch“ bei #28,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around völkisch (IPA [ˈfœlkɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,931 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for völkisch, with forms such as "vlökisch", "vvölkisch", and "vöklisch". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "völkische", "völkischen", "Volkach", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is völkisch, spelled V-Ö-L-K-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zum Volke gehörig, das Volk betreffend, national
  2. 2
    sich programmatisch auf das eigene Volk stützend bzw. auf das eigene Volk gerichtet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einen „völkisch-germanischen“ Ursprung, in einem sorbischen Siedlungsgebiet zu besitzen, war zu damaliger Zeit enorm wichtig.
  2. Das sonderbarste aber ist wohl, daß unser Wort deutsch selbst sich fast Laut für Laut mit tuticus, dem Ausdruck für ‚völkisch‘ deckt, der vielleicht manchem Leser noch aus der bei Livius sich findenden samnitischen Amtsbezeichnung meddix tuticus erinnerlich ist.

Synonyms

nationalnationalistisch

Antonyms

supranational

This word in other languages

national(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vlökisch
  • vvölkisch
  • vöklisch
  • völiksch
  • völkicsh
  • völkiscch
  • völkischh
  • völkishc
  • völkissch
  • völkkisch
  • völksich
  • völlkisch
  • övlkisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

vlökisch2vvölkisch1vöklisch2völiksch2völkicsh2völkiscch1völkischh1völkishc2
Edit distance from "völkisch"

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 "völkisch"?
"völkisch" is spelled V-Ö-L-K-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfœlkɪʃ].
What does "völkisch" mean?
As an adjective, "völkisch" means: Zum Volke gehörig, das Volk betreffend, national
What words are commonly confused with "völkisch"?
"völkisch" is commonly confused with "völkische", "völkischen", "Volkach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "völkisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "völkisch" is [ˈfœlkɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "völkisch" come from?
"völkisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Waldrand#28,934Wettlauf#28,945verhalte#28,909Zuhälter#28,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

universell13 variantsAllererste13 variantsaufzählen13 variantsAugenarzt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list