Volksvertreter

[ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]

/[ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]/ noun

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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
4,163
“V” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der als Abgeordneter gewählt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksvertreter · Volksvertreter · German

Volksvertreter · rank #30,854 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,854
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Viertels

Nearest frequency peer: Viertels (-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 „Volksvertreter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Volksvertreter“ 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).

Volksvertreter vs Volksverräter
86% similar

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

Key facts for Volksvertreter
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksvertreter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#30,854
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volksvertreter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Volksvertreterliegt 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: „Viertels“ (#30,853), „Voraussicht“ (#30,855), „vorbildliche“ (#30,856). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksvertreter“ bei #30,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around Volksvertreter (IPA [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,854 among 4,163 “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

  1. 1
    jemand, der als Abgeordneter gewählt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Entsprechend reserviert haben die Volksvertreter auf Leopolds Anleihe-Projekte bisher auch reagiert.“
  2. „Im Jahr 2018 wenden sich gewählte Volksvertreter wieder öffentlich an »das deutsche Volk« und schließen dabei bewusst Menschen aus, die zwar einen deutschen Pass, aber den falschen Glauben haben.“

Synonyms

Abgeordneter

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.

ovlksvertreter2vloksvertreter2voklsvertreter2volkksvertreter1volksevrtreter2volkssvertreter1volksverrteter2volksverrtreter1
Edit distance from "Volksvertreter"

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 "Volksvertreter"?
"Volksvertreter" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-V-E-R-T-R-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ].
What does "Volksvertreter" mean?
As a noun, "Volksvertreter" means: jemand, der als Abgeordneter gewählt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Volksvertreter"?
"Volksvertreter" is commonly confused with "Volksverräter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Volksvertreter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksvertreter" is [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksvertreter" come from?
"Volksvertreter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list