wedding

[ˈwɛdɪŋ]

/[ˈwɛdɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“wedding” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,992
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - förmliche Verbindung zweier Menschen zu einer andauernden Lebensgemeinschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-wedding · wedding · German

wedding · rank #14,992 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,992
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Websites

Nearest frequency peer: Websites (-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 „wedding“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wedding“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

wedding vs Wendung
57% similar

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

Key facts for wedding
PropertyValue
Headwordwedding
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɛdɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,992
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wedding“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).weddingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Websites“ (#14,991), „Wegfall“ (#14,993), „Warnungen“ (#14,990). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wedding“ bei #14,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wedding (IPA [ˈwɛdɪŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,992 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "förmliche Verbindung zweier Menschen zu einer andauernden Lebensgemeinschaft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wedding, with forms such as "ewdding", "wdeding", and "weddign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wendung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wedding, spelled W-E-D-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    förmliche Verbindung zweier Menschen zu einer andauernden Lebensgemeinschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Almost two hundred people were invited to our wedding.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewdding
  • wdeding
  • weddign
  • weddingg
  • weddinng
  • weddnig
  • wedidng
  • weding
  • wwedding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wedding - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewdding2wdeding2weddign2weddingg1weddinng1weddnig2wedidng2weding1
Edit distance from "wedding"

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 "wedding"?
"wedding" is spelled W-E-D-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɛdɪŋ].
What does "wedding" mean?
As a noun, "wedding" means: förmliche Verbindung zweier Menschen zu einer andauernden Lebensgemeinschaft
What words are commonly confused with "wedding"?
"wedding" is commonly confused with "Wendung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wedding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wedding" is [ˈwɛdɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wedding" come from?
"wedding" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wegfall#14,993weithin#14,995wichsen#14,997Willkür#14,998

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

weicht9 variantsWelpen9 variantsAbläufe9 variantsAufrufe9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list