Volksmund

Name: Volksmund, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]

/[ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Volksmund” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,558
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch, umgangssprachliche Kommunikation

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Volksmund vs Volkskunde

80% similar

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

Key facts for Volksmund
Property	Value
Headword	Volksmund
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#22,558
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Volksmund” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Volksmund lands here:

#22,558

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Volksmund (IPA [ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,558 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volksmund, with forms such as "ovlksmund", "vloksmund", and "voklsmund". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Volkskunde", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Volksmund, spelled V-O-L-K-S-M-U-N-D.

Definition

1
volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch, umgangssprachliche Kommunikation
2
im Volke umlaufende Ausdrücke, Redewendungen oder Redensarten
3
regional verwendete Bezeichnungen – zum Beispiel für landwirtschaftliche Anwesen (Hausnamen), geographische Gegebenheiten (Fluss, See und Ähnliches), die von den offiziellen beziehungsweise amtlichen Bezeichnungen abweichen
4
Bauernregeln

Synonyms

Umgangssprache

This word in other languages

vernacular(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovlksmund,vloksmund,voklsmund,volkksmund,volkmsund,volksmmund,volksmnud,volksmudn,volksmundd,volksmunnd,volkssmund,volksumnd,vollksmund,volskmund,vvolksmund

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Volksmund"

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 "Volksmund"?

"Volksmund" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-M-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt].

What does "Volksmund" mean?

As a noun, "Volksmund" means: volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch, umgangssprachliche Kommunikation

What words are commonly confused with "Volksmund"?

"Volksmund" is commonly confused with "Volkskunde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Volksmund"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksmund" is [ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Volksmund" come from?

"Volksmund" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Volksmund”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-M-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Volkskunde” - see the side-by-side comparison. Volksmund vs Volkskunde
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.