Voodoo

[ˈvuːdu]

/[ˈvuːdu]/ noun

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The verdict

“Voodoo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,011
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich aus Westafrika stammender und insbesondere auf Haiti praktizierter, synkretistischer Kult, der mit katholischen Elementen durchsetzt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-voodoo · Voodoo · German

Voodoo · rank #28,011 · 7 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,011
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorbeifahren

Nearest frequency peer: vorbeifahren (+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 „Voodoo“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Voodoo“ 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 Voodoo
PropertyValue
HeadwordVoodoo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvuːdu]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,011
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Voodoo“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorbeifahren“ (#28,012), „vorzuweisen“ (#28,013), „Wake“ (#28,014). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Voodoo“ bei #28,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Voodoo (IPA [ˈvuːdu]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,011 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ursprünglich aus Westafrika stammender und insbesondere auf Haiti praktizierter, synkretistischer Kult, der mit katholischen Elementen durchsetzt ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Voodoo, with forms such as "ovodoo", "vodoo", and "vodooo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Voodoo, spelled V-O-O-D-O-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich aus Westafrika stammender und insbesondere auf Haiti praktizierter, synkretistischer Kult, der mit katholischen Elementen durchsetzt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In Benin ist Voodoo Staatsreligion und der 10. Januar jedes Jahres religiöser Feiertag. - (Wikipedia)

This word in other languages

Voodoo(English)vudú(Español)vaudou(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovodoo
  • vodoo
  • vodooo
  • vooddoo
  • voodo
  • vooodo
  • vvoodoo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovodoo2vodoo1vodooo2vooddoo1voodo1vooodo2vvoodoo1
Edit distance from "Voodoo"

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 "Voodoo"?
"Voodoo" is spelled V-O-O-D-O-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvuːdu].
What does "Voodoo" mean?
As a noun, "Voodoo" means: ursprünglich aus Westafrika stammender und insbesondere auf Haiti praktizierter, synkretistischer Kult, der mit katholischen Elementen durchsetzt ist
What are common misspellings of "Voodoo"?
Common misspellings include "ovodoo", "vodoo", "vodooo", "vooddoo", "voodo". The correct spelling is "Voodoo".
How do you pronounce "Voodoo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Voodoo" is [ˈvuːdu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Voodoo" come from?
"Voodoo" 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 "Voodoo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wehtun#28,018weites#28,019zerren#28,034Zipfel#28,037

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Vasen7 variantssnake7 variantsseufz7 variantsBerta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list