Volkskunde

[ˈfɔlksˌkʊndə]

/[ˈfɔlksˌkʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volkskunde” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,825
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft, die sich mit der menschlichen Alltagskultur beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-volkskunde · Volkskunde · German

Volkskunde · rank #25,825 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,825
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vogue

Nearest frequency peer: Vogue (-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 „Volkskunde“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Volkskunde“ 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).

Volkskunde vs Volksmund
80% similar
Volkskunde vs Völkerkunde
73% similar

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

Key facts for Volkskunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolkskunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksˌkʊndə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,825
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volkskunde“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vogue“ (#25,824), „Vollversammlung“ (#25,826), „vital“ (#25,823). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volkskunde“ bei #25,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Volkskunde (IPA [ˈfɔlksˌkʊndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,825 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Wissenschaft, die sich mit der menschlichen Alltagskultur beschäftigt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volkskunde, with forms such as "ovlkskunde", "vlokskunde", and "voklskunde". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Volksmund", "Völkerkunde", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Volkskunde, spelled V-O-L-K-S-K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft, die sich mit der menschlichen Alltagskultur beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus wurde eine rassistisch und volkserzieherische Volkskunde, die ihren Anspruch auf Wissenschaftlichkeit völlig verlor, zur dominierenden Lehre.“
  2. „Hier müssen Religionswissenschaft und Volkskunde die Antwort liefern.“

Synonyms

Kulturanthropologie

This word in other languages

folkloristics(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlkskunde
  • vlokskunde
  • voklskunde
  • volkkskunde
  • volkksunde
  • volkskkunde
  • volksknude
  • volkskudne
  • volkskundde
  • volkskuned
  • volkskunnde
  • volksskunde
  • volksuknde
  • vollkskunde
  • volskkunde
  • vvolkskunde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovlkskunde2vlokskunde2voklskunde2volkkskunde1volkksunde2volkskkunde1volksknude2volkskudne2
Edit distance from "Volkskunde"

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 "Volkskunde"?
"Volkskunde" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksˌkʊndə].
What does "Volkskunde" mean?
As a noun, "Volkskunde" means: Wissenschaft, die sich mit der menschlichen Alltagskultur beschäftigt
What words are commonly confused with "Volkskunde"?
"Volkskunde" is commonly confused with "Volksmund", "Völkerkunde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Volkskunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volkskunde" is [ˈfɔlksˌkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volkskunde" come from?
"Volkskunde" 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 "Volkskunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vorwarnung#25,829völkischen#25,830verwundete#25,819verstellen#25,817

Similar misspelling depth

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

verschüttet16 variantsWeihnachts16 variantsverkörpern16 variantsUreinwohner16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list