Volkswirtschaft

[ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft]

/[ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volkswirtschaft” has 26 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,825
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords
26
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Gesamtwirtschaft eines Staats oder Staatenbunds

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Volkswirtschaft vs Volkswirtschaften
88% similar

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

Key facts for Volkswirtschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolkswirtschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft]
Letters15
Frequency rank#12,825
Misspellings tracked26
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Volkswirtschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Volkswirtschaft lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 26 spelling variants around Volkswirtschaft (IPA [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,825 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 26 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volkswirtschaft, with forms such as "ovlkswirtschaft", "vlokswirtschaft", and "voklswirtschaft". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Volkswirtschaften", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Volkswirtschaft, spelled V-O-L-K-S-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtwirtschaft eines Staats oder Staatenbunds
  2. 2
    Volkswirtschaftslehre

Antonyms

Betriebswirtschaft

This word in other languages

economics(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovlkswirtschaft,vlokswirtschaft,voklswirtschaft,volkkswirtschaft,volksiwrtschaft,volksswirtschaft,volkswirrtschaft,volkswirstchaft,volkswirtcshaft,volkswirtscahft,volkswirtscchaft,volkswirtschafft,volkswirtschaftt,volkswirtschatf,volkswirtschfat,volkswirtschhaft,volkswirtshcaft,volkswirtsschaft,volkswirttschaft,volkswitrschaft,volkswritschaft,volkswwirtschaft,volkwsirtschaft,vollkswirtschaft,volskwirtschaft,vvolkswirtschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volkswirtschaft - 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.

ovlkswirtschaft2vlokswirtschaft2voklswirtschaft2volkkswirtschaft1volksiwrtschaft2volksswirtschaft1volkswirrtschaft1volkswirstchaft2
Edit distance from "Volkswirtschaft"

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 "Volkswirtschaft"?
"Volkswirtschaft" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft].
What does "Volkswirtschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Volkswirtschaft" means: die Gesamtwirtschaft eines Staats oder Staatenbunds
What words are commonly confused with "Volkswirtschaft"?
"Volkswirtschaft" is commonly confused with "Volkswirtschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Volkswirtschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volkswirtschaft" is [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volkswirtschaft" come from?
"Volkswirtschaft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Volkswirtschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Volkswirtschaften” - see the side-by-side comparison. Volkswirtschaft vs Volkswirtschaften
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list