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
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument der direkten Demokratie zur Einbringung eines Gesetzesvorschlags in das Parlament
Corpus desk
Index DE-volksbegehren · Volksbegehren · German
Volksbegehren · rank #22,204 · 21 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,204
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 21 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH visuellen
Nearest frequency peer: visuellen (-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 „Volksbegehren“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Verweigerung
Verweigerung
77,800 corpus weight
- visuellen
visuellen
77,798 corpus weight
- Volksbegehr…
Volksbegehren
77,797 corpus weight
- vollziehen
vollziehen
77,796 corpus weight
- Vorbehalt
Vorbehalt
77,795 corpus weight
- vorbereitete
vorbereitete
77,794 corpus weight
What this shows „Volksbegehren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| 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) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volksbegehren“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Volksbegehren (IPA [ˈfɔlksbəˌɡeːʁən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,204 among 4,163 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Volksbegehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rechtsgültige Volksbegehren sind von der Volksvertretung binnen drei Monaten nach Unterbreitung zu behandeln und binnen weiterer drei Monate dem Volk zur Entscheidung vorzulegen.
Deutschland würde reformfähiger, wenn Teile der Bevölkerung ihre Fragen durch Volksbegehren besser an die gesamte Gesellschaft herantragen könnten.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Volksbegehren", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).