Winterschlaf
[ˈvɪntɐˌʃlaːf]
The verdict
“Winterschlaf” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,885
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlafähnlicher Zustand, in dem sich manche Säugetiere und vereinzelte Vogelarten während der kalten Jahreszeit befinden
Corpus desk
Index DE-winterschlaf · Winterschlaf · German
Winterschlaf · rank #31,885 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,885
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wiederzusehen
Nearest frequency peer: wiederzusehen (-2 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 „Winterschlaf“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Wetterdienst
Wetterdienst
68,121 corpus weight
- widerspreche
widerspreche
68,120 corpus weight
- widerwillig
widerwillig
68,119 corpus weight
- wiederzuseh…
wiederzusehen
68,118 corpus weight
- Winterschlaf
Winterschlaf
68,116 corpus weight
- Wochentag
Wochentag
68,114 corpus weight
What this shows „Winterschlaf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Winterschlaf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌʃlaːf] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #31,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Winterschlaf“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Winterschlaf (IPA [ˈvɪntɐˌʃlaːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,885 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schlafähnlicher Zustand, in dem sich manche Säugetiere und vereinzelte Vogelarten während der kalten Jahreszeit befinden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Winterschlaf, with forms such as "iwnterschlaf", "winetrschlaf", and "winnterschlaf". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Winterschlaf, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-F.
Definition
- 1schlafähnlicher Zustand, in dem sich manche Säugetiere und vereinzelte Vogelarten während der kalten Jahreszeit befinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Winterschlaf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für den Winterschlaf legen die Fledermäuse spezielle Fettvorräte an, deren alleiniger Zweck es ist, während des Aufwachens die notwendige Energie zu liefern, mit der wieder die normale Körpertemperatur erreicht werden kann.“
„Irgendwann in unserer oder zumindest in meiner zoologischen Vergangenheit muß der Winterschlaf ein wichtiger Faktor gewesen sein.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwnterschlaf
- winetrschlaf
- winnterschlaf
- wintercshlaf
- winterrschlaf
- winterscchlaf
- winterschalf
- winterschhlaf
- winterschlaff
- winterschlfa
- winterschllaf
- wintersclhaf
- wintershclaf
- wintersschlaf
- wintesrchlaf
- wintreschlaf
- wintterschlaf
- witnerschlaf
- wniterschlaf
- wwinterschlaf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Winterschlaf - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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