X
[ɪks]
The verdict
“X” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #655 in German word frequency and used as a character.
- #655
- frequency rank, German
- 1
- letter
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Konsonant und vierundzwanzigster Buchstabe des Alphabets
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | X |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Character |
| IPA | [ɪks] |
| Letters | 1 |
| Frequency rank | #655 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “X” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for X is 1 letters long, classified as a character, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪks]. Corpus data places it at rank #655 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Konsonant und vierundzwanzigster Buchstabe des Alphabets".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for X, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Xi", "XL", "Xs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is X, spelled X.
Definition
- 1Konsonant und vierundzwanzigster Buchstabe des Alphabets
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 “X”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Xi” - see the side-by-side comparison. X vs Xi
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.