Volksbegehren
[ˈfɔlksbəˌɡeːʁən]
The verdict
“Volksbegehren” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,204. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,204
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument der direkten Demokratie zur Einbringung eines Gesetzesvorschlags in das Parlament
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volksbegehren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksbəˌɡeːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #22,204 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Volksbegehren” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Volksbegehren (IPA [ˈfɔlksbəˌɡeːʁən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,204 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Instrument der direkten Demokratie zur Einbringung eines Gesetzesvorschlags in das Parlament".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volksbegehren, with forms such as "ovlksbegehren", "vloksbegehren", and "voklsbegehren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Volksbegehren, spelled V-O-L-K-S-B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Instrument der direkten Demokratie zur Einbringung eines Gesetzesvorschlags in das Parlament
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovlksbegehren,vloksbegehren,voklsbegehren,volkbsegehren,volkksbegehren,volksbbegehren,volksbeeghren,volksbegehern,volksbegehhren,volksbegehrenn,volksbegehrne,volksbegehrren,volksbegerhen,volksbeggehren,volksbegheren,volksbgeehren,volksebgehren,volkssbegehren,vollksbegehren,volskbegehren,vvolksbegehren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volksbegehren - 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.
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.
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Using “Volksbegehren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔlksbəˌɡeːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.