Wiederentdeckung
[ˈviːdɐʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]
The verdict
“Wiederentdeckung” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,400
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erneute Auffindung von etwas zwischenzeitlich Unbekanntem, Verlorenem
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wiederentdeckung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #46,400 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wiederentdeckung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 25 spelling variants around Wiederentdeckung (IPA [ˈviːdɐʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,400 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wiederentdeckung, with forms such as "iwederentdeckung", "weiderentdeckung", and "wideerentdeckung". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wiederentdeckung, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-E-N-T-D-E-C-K-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1erneute Auffindung von etwas zwischenzeitlich Unbekanntem, Verlorenem
- 2etwas, das erneut entdeckt wurde
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwederentdeckung,weiderentdeckung,wideerentdeckung,wiedderentdeckung,wiedeerntdeckung,wiederendteckung,wiederenntdeckung,wiederentdcekung,wiederentddeckung,wiederentdecckung,wiederentdeckkung,wiederentdecknug,wiederentdeckugn,wiederentdeckungg,wiederentdeckunng,wiederentdecukng,wiederentdekcung,wiederentedckung,wiederenttdeckung,wiederetndeckung,wiedernetdeckung,wiederrentdeckung,wiedreentdeckung,wieedrentdeckung,wwiederentdeckung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wiederentdeckung - 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.
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 “Wiederentdeckung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-E-D-E-R-E-N-T-D-E-C-K-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈviːdɐʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.