weekly

[wiːklɪ]

/[wiːklɪ]/ adj

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The verdict

“weekly” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,421
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wöchentlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-weekly · weekly · German

weekly · rank #29,421 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weck

Nearest frequency peer: Weck (-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 „weekly“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „weekly“ 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).

weekly vs weeks
67% similar
weekly vs week
67% similar

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

Key facts for weekly
PropertyValue
Headwordweekly
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[wiːklɪ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,421
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „weekly“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).weeklyliegt 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: „Weck“ (#29,420), „weilte“ (#29,422), „weiterarbeiten“ (#29,423). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weekly“ bei #29,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around weekly (IPA [wiːklɪ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,421 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wöchentlich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for weekly, with forms such as "ewekly", "weekkly", and "weeklly". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "weeks", "week", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is weekly, spelled W-E-E-K-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    wöchentlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Die Zeit" is a weekly paper.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewekly
  • weekkly
  • weeklly
  • weeklyy
  • weekyl
  • weelky
  • wekely
  • wekly
  • wweekly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewekly2weekkly1weeklly1weeklyy1weekyl2weelky2wekely2wekly1
Edit distance from "weekly"

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 "weekly"?
"weekly" is spelled W-E-E-K-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [wiːklɪ].
What does "weekly" mean?
As an adjective, "weekly" means: wöchentlich
What words are commonly confused with "weekly"?
"weekly" is commonly confused with "weeks", "week". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weekly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weekly" is [wiːklɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weekly" come from?
"weekly" 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 "weekly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

weilte#29,422Witwen#29,432Versen#29,399Äpfeln#29,444

Similar misspelling depth

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

Töpfer9 variantsAudienz9 variantstilgen9 variantsAufzüge9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list