Winterkorn
[ˈvɪntɐˌkɔʁn]
The verdict
“Winterkorn” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,968
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Getreide, das im Herbst ausgesät und in den Sommermonaten des Folgejahres abgeerntet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Winterkorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌkɔʁn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #40,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Winterkorn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Winterkorn (IPA [ˈvɪntɐˌkɔʁn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,968 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Winterkorn, with forms such as "iwnterkorn", "winetrkorn", and "winnterkorn". 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 confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Winterkorn, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-K-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1Getreide, das im Herbst ausgesät und in den Sommermonaten des Folgejahres abgeerntet wird
- 2bestimmte Art von [1] wie Wintergerste, Winterroggen, Winterweizen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwnterkorn,winetrkorn,winnterkorn,wintekrorn,winterkkorn,winterkonr,winterkornn,winterkorrn,winterkron,winterokrn,winterrkorn,wintrekorn,wintterkorn,witnerkorn,wniterkorn,wwinterkorn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Winterkorn - 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 “Winterkorn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-T-E-R-K-O-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪntɐˌkɔʁn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.