WikiLeaks
[vɪkiˈliːks]
The verdict
“WikiLeaks” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,794
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2006 gegründete Enthüllungsplattform, auf der Dokumente anonym veröffentlicht werden (Whistleblowing), die durch Geheimhaltung als Verschlusssache, Vertraulichkeit, Zensur oder auf sonstige Weise i...
Corpus desk
Index DE-wikileaks · WikiLeaks · German
WikiLeaks · rank #20,794 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,794
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wiederbelebung
Nearest frequency peer: Wiederbelebung (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „WikiLeaks“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- weinte
weinte
79,210 corpus weight
- wett
wett
79,209 corpus weight
- Wiederbeleb…
Wiederbelebung
79,208 corpus weight
- WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks
79,207 corpus weight
- Winterspiel…
Winterspielen
79,206 corpus weight
- wirren
wirren
79,205 corpus weight
What this shows „WikiLeaks“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | WikiLeaks |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [vɪkiˈliːks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „WikiLeaks“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around WikiLeaks (IPA [vɪkiˈliːks]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,794 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2006 gegründete Enthüllungsplattform, auf der Dokumente anonym veröffentlicht werden (Whistleblowing), die durch Geheimhaltung als Verschlusssache, Vertraulichkeit, Zensur oder auf sonstige Weise i...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for WikiLeaks, with forms such as "iwkileaks", "wiikleaks", and "wikielaks". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is WikiLeaks, spelled W-I-K-I-L-E-A-K-S.
Definition
- 12006 gegründete Enthüllungsplattform, auf der Dokumente anonym veröffentlicht werden (Whistleblowing), die durch Geheimhaltung als Verschlusssache, Vertraulichkeit, Zensur oder auf sonstige Weise in ihrer Zugänglichkeit beschränkt sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how WikiLeaks appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es handelt sich um eine von WikiLeaks veröffentlichte geheime Datei, einen am 10. Dezember 2008 vom amerikanischen Botschafter William Taylor übermittelten Text.“
„‹Kann es diese verdammten Hacks beenden? Die Russen und WikiLeaks machen uns lächerlich.›“
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwkileaks
- wiikleaks
- wikielaks
- wikilaeks
- wikileakks
- wikileakss
- wikileask
- wikilekas
- wikilleaks
- wikkileaks
- wiklieaks
- wkiileaks
- wwikileaks
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of WikiLeaks - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "WikiLeaks", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).