Wechselstrom
[ˈvɛksl̩ˌʃtʁoːm]
The verdict
“Wechselstrom” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,720
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektrischer Strom, der periodisch seine Polarität (Richtung) und seinen Wert (Stromstärke) ändert
Corpus desk
Index DE-wechselstrom · Wechselstrom · German
Wechselstrom · rank #39,720 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,720
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wassertempera…
Nearest frequency peer: Wassertemperatur (-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 „Wechselstrom“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Warenkorb
Warenkorb
60,284 corpus weight
- warriors
warriors
60,283 corpus weight
- Wassertempe…
Wassertemperatur
60,282 corpus weight
- Wechselstrom
Wechselstrom
60,281 corpus weight
- Weichsel
Weichsel
60,280 corpus weight
- Weinbergen
Weinbergen
60,279 corpus weight
What this shows „Wechselstrom“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wechselstrom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛksl̩ˌʃtʁoːm] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #39,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wechselstrom“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Wechselstrom (IPA [ˈvɛksl̩ˌʃtʁoːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,720 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elektrischer Strom, der periodisch seine Polarität (Richtung) und seinen Wert (Stromstärke) ändert".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wechselstrom, with forms such as "ewchselstrom", "wcehselstrom", and "wecchselstrom". 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wechselstrom, spelled W-E-C-H-S-E-L-S-T-R-O-M.
Definition
- 1elektrischer Strom, der periodisch seine Polarität (Richtung) und seinen Wert (Stromstärke) ändert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wechselstrom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Wechselstrom im europäischen Verbundnetz ist annähernd sinusförmig und hat eine Frequenz von 50 Hertz.
„Tesla ist der Entdecker von Wechselstrom und Drehstrom.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewchselstrom
- wcehselstrom
- wecchselstrom
- wecheslstrom
- wechhselstrom
- wechsellstrom
- wechselsrtom
- wechselsstrom
- wechselstorm
- wechselstrmo
- wechselstromm
- wechselstrrom
- wechselsttrom
- wechseltsrom
- wechsesltrom
- wechslestrom
- wechsselstrom
- wecshelstrom
- wehcselstrom
- wwechselstrom
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wechselstrom - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wechselstrom", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).