Wikinger
[ˈvɪkɪŋɐ]
The verdict
“Wikinger” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,453
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger eines germanischen Volksstammes des Nord-Ostseeraums in der Wikingerzeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wikinger · Wikinger · German
Wikinger · rank #19,453 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,453
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Widerstands
Nearest frequency peer: Widerstands (-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 „Wikinger“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Whiskey
Whiskey
80,551 corpus weight
- wich
wich
80,550 corpus weight
- Widerstands
Widerstands
80,549 corpus weight
- Wikinger
Wikinger
80,548 corpus weight
- wirklicher
wirklicher
80,547 corpus weight
- Wirtshaus
Wirtshaus
80,546 corpus weight
What this shows „Wikinger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wikinger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪkɪŋɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wikinger“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Wikinger (IPA [ˈvɪkɪŋɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,453 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wikinger, with forms such as "iwkinger", "wiiknger", and "wikigner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wikinger, spelled W-I-K-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger eines germanischen Volksstammes des Nord-Ostseeraums in der Wikingerzeit
- 2skandinavischer Strand- und Seeräuber des frühen Mittelalters
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwkinger
- wiiknger
- wikigner
- wikinegr
- wikingerr
- wikingger
- wikingre
- wikinnger
- wikkinger
- wikniger
- wkiinger
- wwikinger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wikinger - 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 "Wikinger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).