wiederum

/[ˈviːdəʁʊm]/ adv

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,497

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

wiederum is anGermanadv. It means: noch einmal, ein weiteres Mal Pronounced [ˈviːdəʁʊm]. It ranks #1,497 in German word frequency. Often confused with wieder.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of wiederum in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wiederum is 8 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈviːdəʁʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,497 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for wiederum, with forms such as "iwederum", "weiderum", and "wideerum". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is wiederum, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-U-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwederum,weiderum,wideerum,wiedderum,wiedermu,wiederrum,wiederumm,wiedeurm,wiedreum,wieedrum,wwiederum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wiederum

Misspelling Variants of "wiederum"

iwederum8weiderum8wideerum8wiedderum9wiedermu8wiederrum9wiederumm9wiedeurm8
Misspelling Variants of "wiederum"

Frequency rank: #1,497 in German

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 adv, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.