Volksmund

[ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]

/[ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]/ noun

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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
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch, umgangssprachliche Kommunikation

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksmund · Volksmund · German

Volksmund · rank #22,558 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,558
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vizepräsident…

Nearest frequency peer: Vizepräsidenten (-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 „Volksmund“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Volksmund“ 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).

Volksmund vs Volkskunde
80% similar

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

Key facts for Volksmund
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksmund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksˌmʊnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,558
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volksmund“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vizepräsidenten“ (#22,557), „vorstelle“ (#22,559), „Videoüberwachung“ (#22,556). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksmund“ bei #22,558. 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 4,163 “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. 1
    volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch, umgangssprachliche Kommunikation
  2. 2
    im Volke umlaufende Ausdrücke, Redewendungen oder Redensarten
  3. 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. 4
    Bauernregeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Volksmund sagte man Käfer, wenn man vom VW sprach.
  2. Das DB-Wochenendticket verhilft auch sozial benachteiligten Gruppen zu Bahnmobilität, es wird vom weniger freundlichen Volksmund auch Assi-Ticket genannt.

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.

ovlksmund2vloksmund2voklsmund2volkksmund1volkmsund2volksmmund1volksmnud2volksmudn2
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorstelle#22,559vortragen#22,560Vertikale#22,553Wahllokal#22,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

vertrauter15 variantsWanderwege15 variantsunmögliche15 variantstausendmal15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list