Volksentscheid

[ˈfɔlksʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfɔlksʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Volksentscheid” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,391
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entscheidung über einen Gesetzentwurf durch Abstimmung des Wahlvolks

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksentscheid · Volksentscheid · German

Volksentscheid · rank #25,391 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,391
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volke

Nearest frequency peer: Volke (-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 „Volksentscheid“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Volksentscheid“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volksentscheid
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksentscheid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#25,391
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volksentscheid“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Volksentscheidliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Volke“ (#25,390), „vong“ (#25,392), „visuell“ (#25,389). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksentscheid“ bei #25,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around Volksentscheid (IPA [ˈfɔlksʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,391 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Entscheidung über einen Gesetzentwurf durch Abstimmung des Wahlvolks".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volksentscheid, with forms such as "ovlksentscheid", "vloksentscheid", and "voklsentscheid". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Volksentscheid, spelled V-O-L-K-S-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entscheidung über einen Gesetzentwurf durch Abstimmung des Wahlvolks

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Niedersachsen: … Im Volksentscheid muss ein Viertel der Wahlberechtigten, bei Verfassungsänderungen die Hälfte zustimmen.“
  2. „Der stillgelegte Berliner Flughafen Tempelhof bleibt eine grüne Wiese. Bei einem Volksentscheid stimmte eine Mehrheit der Bürger deutlich gegen eine Bebauung der Ränder des Flughafenareals.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlksentscheid
  • vloksentscheid
  • voklsentscheid
  • volkesntscheid
  • volkksentscheid
  • volksenntscheid
  • volksenstcheid
  • volksentcsheid
  • volksentsccheid
  • volksentscehid
  • volksentschedi
  • volksentscheidd
  • volksentschheid
  • volksentschied
  • volksentshceid
  • volksentsscheid
  • volksenttscheid
  • volksetnscheid
  • volksnetscheid
  • volkssentscheid
  • vollksentscheid
  • volskentscheid
  • vvolksentscheid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volksentscheid - 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.

ovlksentscheid2vloksentscheid2voklsentscheid2volkesntscheid2volkksentscheid1volksenntscheid1volksenstcheid2volksentcsheid2
Edit distance from "Volksentscheid"

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 "Volksentscheid"?
"Volksentscheid" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t].
What does "Volksentscheid" mean?
As a noun, "Volksentscheid" means: Entscheidung über einen Gesetzentwurf durch Abstimmung des Wahlvolks
What are common misspellings of "Volksentscheid"?
Common misspellings include "ovlksentscheid", "vloksentscheid", "voklsentscheid", "volkesntscheid", "volkksentscheid". The correct spelling is "Volksentscheid".
How do you pronounce "Volksentscheid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksentscheid" is [ˈfɔlksʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksentscheid" come from?
"Volksentscheid" 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 "Volksentscheid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list