Volksvertreter
[ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Volksvertreter” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,854
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der als Abgeordneter gewählt ist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volksvertreter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #30,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Volksvertreter” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around Volksvertreter (IPA [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,854 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der als Abgeordneter gewählt ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volksvertreter, with forms such as "ovlksvertreter", "vloksvertreter", and "voklsvertreter". 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, "Volksverräter", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Volksvertreter, spelled V-O-L-K-S-V-E-R-T-R-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der als Abgeordneter gewählt ist
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovlksvertreter,vloksvertreter,voklsvertreter,volkksvertreter,volksevrtreter,volkssvertreter,volksverrteter,volksverrtreter,volksverterter,volksvertreetr,volksvertreterr,volksvertretre,volksvertretter,volksvertrreter,volksvertrteer,volksverttreter,volksvetrreter,volksvretreter,volksvvertreter,volkvsertreter,vollksvertreter,volskvertreter,vvolksvertreter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volksvertreter - 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.
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.
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Using “Volksvertreter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-V-E-R-T-R-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Volksverräter” - see the side-by-side comparison. Volksvertreter vs Volksverräter
- 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.