Weilburg

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The verdict

“Weilburg” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,992
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-weilburg · Weilburg · German

Weilburg · rank #24,992 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,992
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weigerung

Nearest frequency peer: Weigerung (-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 „Weilburg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Weilburg“ 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).

Weilburg vs Weinberg
75% similar
Weilburg vs windows
13% similar
Weilburg vs your
25% similar

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

Key facts for Weilburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeilburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,992
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Weilburg“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Weilburgliegt 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: „Weigerung“ (#24,991), „Weltbank“ (#24,993), „Walde“ (#24,990). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weilburg“ bei #24,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Weilburg (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,992 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weilburg, with forms such as "ewilburg", "weiblurg", and "weilbburg". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Weinberg", "windows", "your", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Weilburg, spelled W-E-I-L-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Weilburg liegt in der Mitte Hessens.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewilburg
  • weiblurg
  • weilbburg
  • weilbrug
  • weilbugr
  • weilburgg
  • weilburrg
  • weillburg
  • weilubrg
  • weliburg
  • wielburg
  • wweilburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewilburg2weiblurg2weilbburg1weilbrug2weilbugr2weilburgg1weilburrg1weillburg1
Edit distance from "Weilburg"

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 "Weilburg"?
"Weilburg" is spelled W-E-I-L-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Weilburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Weilburg" means: eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Weilburg"?
"Weilburg" is commonly confused with "Weinberg", "windows", "your". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Weilburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weilburg" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weilburg" come from?
"Weilburg" 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 "Weilburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weltbank#24,993wohnhaft#24,996versinkt#24,979versaute#24,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Zeiträume12 variantsvollzieht12 variantsabfahren12 variantsamüsieren12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list