Whistleblower
[ˈwɪsl̩ˌblɔʊ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Whistleblower” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,693
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die Missstände oder Gesetzwidrigkeiten (an ihrem Arbeitsplatz) an die Öffentlichkeit bringt; (männliche^☆) Person, die Whistleblowing betreibt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Whistleblower |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈwɪsl̩ˌblɔʊ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #26,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Whistleblower” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Whistleblower (IPA [ˈwɪsl̩ˌblɔʊ̯ɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,693 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die Missstände oder Gesetzwidrigkeiten (an ihrem Arbeitsplatz) an die Öffentlichkeit bringt; (männliche^☆) Person, die Whistleblowing betreibt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Whistleblower, with forms such as "hwistleblower", "whhistleblower", and "whislteblower". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Whistleblower, spelled W-H-I-S-T-L-E-B-L-O-W-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche^☆) Person, die Missstände oder Gesetzwidrigkeiten (an ihrem Arbeitsplatz) an die Öffentlichkeit bringt; (männliche^☆) Person, die Whistleblowing betreibt
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hwistleblower,whhistleblower,whislteblower,whisstleblower,whistelblower,whistlbelower,whistlebblower,whistlebllower,whistlebloewr,whistleblowerr,whistleblowre,whistleblowwer,whistleblwoer,whistlebolwer,whistlelbower,whistlleblower,whisttleblower,whitsleblower,whsitleblower,wihstleblower,wwhistleblower
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Whistleblower - 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.
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Using “Whistleblower”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-H-I-S-T-L-E-B-L-O-W-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈwɪsl̩ˌblɔʊ̯ɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.