Volkswagen
[ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Volkswagen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,844 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,844
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auto, das so günstig und fahrtüchtig ist, dass es von einer sehr großen Anzahl Menschen gekauft und benutzt werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volkswagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Volkswagen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Volkswagen is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,844 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Auto, das so günstig und fahrtüchtig ist, dass es von einer sehr großen Anzahl Menschen gekauft und benutzt werden kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volkswagen, with forms such as "ovlkswagen", "vlokswagen", and "voklswagen". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Volkswagen, spelled V-O-L-K-S-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Auto, das so günstig und fahrtüchtig ist, dass es von einer sehr großen Anzahl Menschen gekauft und benutzt werden kann
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovlkswagen,vlokswagen,voklswagen,volkkswagen,volksawgen,volksswagen,volkswaegn,volkswagenn,volkswaggen,volkswagne,volkswgaen,volkswwagen,volkwsagen,vollkswagen,volskwagen,vvolkswagen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volkswagen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Volkswagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.