wiederum

[ˈviːdəʁʊm]

/[ˈviːdəʁʊm]/ adv

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The verdict

“wiederum” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,497
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - noch einmal, ein weiteres Mal

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiederum · wiederum · German

wiederum · rank #1,497 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,497
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wetter

Nearest frequency peer: Wetter (-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 “wiederum”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “wiederum” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

wiederum vs wieder
75% similar

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

Key facts for wiederum
PropertyValue
Headwordwiederum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈviːdəʁʊm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,497
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “wiederum” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wiederumliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wetter“ (#1,496), „zugleich“ (#1,498), „zählt“ (#1,499). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around wiederum (IPA [ˈviːdəʁʊm]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,497 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiederum, with forms such as "iwederum", "weiderum", and "wideerum". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wieder", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wiederum, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    noch einmal, ein weiteres Mal
  2. 2
    im Gegenteil

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben uns vorgenommen, uns alle 3 Jahre wiederum zu treffen.
  2. Hans wiederum kam wie immer zu spät.

Synonyms

erneutabermalsdagegenhingegen

This word in other languages

again(English)nuevamente(Español)de nouveau(Français)de novo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwederum
  • weiderum
  • wideerum
  • wiedderum
  • wiedermu
  • wiederrum
  • wiederumm
  • wiedeurm
  • wiedreum
  • wieedrum
  • wwiederum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiederum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwederum2weiderum2wideerum2wiedderum1wiedermu2wiederrum1wiederumm1wiedeurm2
Edit distance from "wiederum"

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 "wiederum"?
"wiederum" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdəʁʊm].
What does "wiederum" mean?
As an adverb, "wiederum" means: noch einmal, ein weiteres Mal
What words are commonly confused with "wiederum"?
"wiederum" is commonly confused with "wieder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wiederum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiederum" is [ˈviːdəʁʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiederum" come from?
"wiederum" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wiederum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zugleich#1,498entdeckt#1,508erinnern#1,509hingegen#1,483

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

allgemein11 variantstrinken11 variantsenthält11 variantsVerkehr11 variants

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "wieder". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,497 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list