Volksmusik

[ˈfɔlksmuziːk]

/[ˈfɔlksmuziːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volksmusik” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,120
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - traditionelle Musik verschiedener Völker und Regionen, die teils gesungen (Volkslied), teils instrumental dargeboten oder getanzt (Volkstanz) wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksmusik · Volksmusik · German

Volksmusik · rank #18,120 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,120
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorstandsvors…

Nearest frequency peer: Vorstandsvorsitzender (+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 „Volksmusik“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Volksmusik“ 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 Volksmusik
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksmusik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksmuziːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,120
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volksmusik“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorstandsvorsitzender“ (#18,121), „vielerorts“ (#18,118), „Wahlgang“ (#18,122). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksmusik“ bei #18,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Volksmusik (IPA [ˈfɔlksmuziːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,120 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "traditionelle Musik verschiedener Völker und Regionen, die teils gesungen (Volkslied), teils instrumental dargeboten oder getanzt (Volkstanz) wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volksmusik, with forms such as "ovlksmusik", "vloksmusik", and "voklsmusik". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Volksmusik, spelled V-O-L-K-S-M-U-S-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    traditionelle Musik verschiedener Völker und Regionen, die teils gesungen (Volkslied), teils instrumental dargeboten oder getanzt (Volkstanz) wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bei der Veranstaltung wird palästinensische Volksmusik geboten.

Synonyms

Folklore

This word in other languages

musique populaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlksmusik
  • vloksmusik
  • voklsmusik
  • volkksmusik
  • volkmsusik
  • volksmmusik
  • volksmsuik
  • volksmuisk
  • volksmusikk
  • volksmuski
  • volksmussik
  • volkssmusik
  • volksumsik
  • vollksmusik
  • volskmusik
  • vvolksmusik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volksmusik - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovlksmusik2vloksmusik2voklsmusik2volkksmusik1volkmsusik2volksmmusik1volksmsuik2volksmuisk2
Edit distance from "Volksmusik"

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 "Volksmusik"?
"Volksmusik" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-M-U-S-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksmuziːk].
What does "Volksmusik" mean?
As a noun, "Volksmusik" means: traditionelle Musik verschiedener Völker und Regionen, die teils gesungen (Volkslied), teils instrumental dargeboten oder getanzt (Volkstanz) wird
What are common misspellings of "Volksmusik"?
Common misspellings include "ovlksmusik", "vloksmusik", "voklsmusik", "volkksmusik", "volkmsusik". The correct spelling is "Volksmusik".
How do you pronounce "Volksmusik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksmusik" is [ˈfɔlksmuziːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksmusik" come from?
"Volksmusik" 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 "Volksmusik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vielerorts#18,118Verwandter#18,117vermarktet#18,115Winterthur#18,128

Similar misspelling depth

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

Verkäuferin16 variantsabgeliefert16 variantsangeschafft16 variantsausgedehnte16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list