Volksgruppe

[ˈfɔlksˌɡʁʊpə]

/[ˈfɔlksˌɡʁʊpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volksgruppe” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,893
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch ethnische Merkmale gekennzeichnete Gruppe innerhalb eines Volkes

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksgruppe · Volksgruppe · German

Volksgruppe · rank #33,893 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,893
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH VK

Nearest frequency peer: VK (-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 „Volksgruppe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Volksgruppe“ 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).

Volksgruppe vs Volksgruppen
92% similar

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

Key facts for Volksgruppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksgruppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksˌɡʁʊpə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,893
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volksgruppe“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „VK“ (#33,892), „Vollbeschäftigung“ (#33,894), „Vorführungen“ (#33,895). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksgruppe“ bei #33,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Volksgruppe (IPA [ˈfɔlksˌɡʁʊpə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,893 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch ethnische Merkmale gekennzeichnete Gruppe innerhalb eines Volkes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volksgruppe, with forms such as "ovlksgruppe", "vloksgruppe", and "voklsgruppe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Volksgruppen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Volksgruppe, spelled V-O-L-K-S-G-R-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch ethnische Merkmale gekennzeichnete Gruppe innerhalb eines Volkes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Muzafer gehört zu der Volksgruppe der Bosniaken und kommt aus Tuzla in Bosnien.
  2. „Die größte Gemeinschaft bilden die Bantu, die sich in viele verschiedene Volksgruppen aufteilen, im Wesentlichen betreiben sie Landwirtschaft.“

Synonyms

nationale Minderheit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlksgruppe
  • vloksgruppe
  • voklsgruppe
  • volkgsruppe
  • volkksgruppe
  • volksggruppe
  • volksgrpupe
  • volksgrruppe
  • volksgrupe
  • volksgrupep
  • volksgurppe
  • volksrguppe
  • volkssgruppe
  • vollksgruppe
  • volskgruppe
  • vvolksgruppe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovlksgruppe2vloksgruppe2voklsgruppe2volkgsruppe2volkksgruppe1volksggruppe1volksgrpupe2volksgrruppe1
Edit distance from "Volksgruppe"

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 "Volksgruppe"?
"Volksgruppe" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-G-R-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksˌɡʁʊpə].
What does "Volksgruppe" mean?
As a noun, "Volksgruppe" means: durch ethnische Merkmale gekennzeichnete Gruppe innerhalb eines Volkes
What words are commonly confused with "Volksgruppe"?
"Volksgruppe" is commonly confused with "Volksgruppen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Volksgruppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksgruppe" is [ˈfɔlksˌɡʁʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksgruppe" come from?
"Volksgruppe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vortäuschen#33,898Vermieterin#33,885verhafteten#33,880vereinigtes#33,878

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

unvergessen16 variantsUnterstand16 variantsWindmühlen16 variantsuniversellen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list