Wechselkurs
[ˈvɛksl̩ˌkʊʁs]
The verdict
“Wechselkurs” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,360 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,360
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Preis, zu dem man eine ausländische Währung kaufen kann, ausgedrückt in der inländischen Währung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wechselkurs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛksl̩ˌkʊʁs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #32,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wechselkurs” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wechselkurs is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛksl̩ˌkʊʁs]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,360 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Preis, zu dem man eine ausländische Währung kaufen kann, ausgedrückt in der inländischen Währung".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wechselkurs, with forms such as "ewchselkurs", "wcehselkurs", and "wecchselkurs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Wechselkurs, spelled W-E-C-H-S-E-L-K-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Preis, zu dem man eine ausländische Währung kaufen kann, ausgedrückt in der inländischen Währung
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewchselkurs,wcehselkurs,wecchselkurs,wecheslkurs,wechhselkurs,wechseklurs,wechselkkurs,wechselkrus,wechselkurrs,wechselkurss,wechselkusr,wechsellkurs,wechselukrs,wechslekurs,wechsselkurs,wecshelkurs,wehcselkurs,wwechselkurs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wechselkurs - 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 “Wechselkurs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-C-H-S-E-L-K-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛksl̩ˌkʊʁs] (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.