Voyeur

[vo̯aˈjøːɐ̯]

/[vo̯aˈjøːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Voyeur” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,939
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die zur sexuellen Erregung gelangt, wenn sie anderen bei sexuellen Handlungen heimlich zusieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-voyeur · Voyeur · German

Voyeur · rank #42,939 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,939
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorzutragen

Nearest frequency peer: vorzutragen (-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 „Voyeur“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Voyeur“ 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 Voyeur
PropertyValue
HeadwordVoyeur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vo̯aˈjøːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,939
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Voyeur“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Voyeurliegt 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: „vorzutragen“ (#42,938), „Wallner“ (#42,940), „Vorwoche“ (#42,937). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Voyeur“ bei #42,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Voyeur (IPA [vo̯aˈjøːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,939 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die zur sexuellen Erregung gelangt, wenn sie anderen bei sexuellen Handlungen heimlich zusieht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Voyeur, with forms such as "ovyeur", "voeyur", and "voyeru". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Voyeur, spelled V-O-Y-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die zur sexuellen Erregung gelangt, wenn sie anderen bei sexuellen Handlungen heimlich zusieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als sie mit ihrem Freund schlief, bemerkte Klara vor dem Fenster plötzlich einen Voyeur.
  2. Er ist schon mehrmals als Voyeur aufgefallen.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovyeur
  • voeyur
  • voyeru
  • voyeurr
  • voyuer
  • voyyeur
  • vvoyeur
  • vyoeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovyeur2voeyur2voyeru2voyeurr1voyuer2voyyeur1vvoyeur1vyoeur2
Edit distance from "Voyeur"

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 "Voyeur"?
"Voyeur" is spelled V-O-Y-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [vo̯aˈjøːɐ̯].
What does "Voyeur" mean?
As a noun, "Voyeur" means: Person, die zur sexuellen Erregung gelangt, wenn sie anderen bei sexuellen Handlungen heimlich zusieht
What are common misspellings of "Voyeur"?
Common misspellings include "ovyeur", "voeyur", "voyeru", "voyeurr", "voyuer". The correct spelling is "Voyeur".
How do you pronounce "Voyeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Voyeur" is [vo̯aˈjøːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Voyeur" come from?
"Voyeur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list