Wernigerode
[vɛʁnɪɡəˈʁoːdə]
The verdict
“Wernigerode” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,847
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-wernigerode · Wernigerode · German
Wernigerode · rank #21,847 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,847
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH widerrufen
Nearest frequency peer: widerrufen (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Wernigerode”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wartest
wartest
78,158 corpus weight
- Wehrdienst
Wehrdienst
78,157 corpus weight
- Weihnachtsf…
Weihnachtsfeier
78,156 corpus weight
- Wernigerode
Wernigerode
78,154 corpus weight
- widerrufen
widerrufen
78,153 corpus weight
- Wohnhäuser
Wohnhäuser
78,150 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wernigerode” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wernigerode |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [vɛʁnɪɡəˈʁoːdə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #21,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wernigerode” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Wernigerode (IPA [vɛʁnɪɡəˈʁoːdə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,847 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wernigerode, with forms such as "ewrnigerode", "wenrigerode", and "weringerode". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wernigerode, spelled W-E-R-N-I-G-E-R-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wernigerode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wernigerode liegt in Deutschlands Osten.
Ich bin in Wernigerode geboren.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewrnigerode
- wenrigerode
- weringerode
- werngierode
- werniegrode
- wernigeorde
- wernigerdoe
- wernigerodde
- wernigeroed
- wernigerrode
- werniggerode
- wernigreode
- wernnigerode
- werrnigerode
- wrenigerode
- wwernigerode
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wernigerode - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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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.