Yamaha
[ˈjamaha]
The verdict
“Yamaha” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,578
- frequency rank, German
- 67
- “Y” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - japanischer Hersteller von Motorrädern, Quads und Ähnlichem
Corpus desk
Index DE-yamaha · Yamaha · German
Yamaha · rank #22,578 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,578
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 67
- PHOTO-FINISH würfeln
Nearest frequency peer: würfeln (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Yamaha”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wirkliches
wirkliches
77,427 corpus weight
- wurscht
wurscht
77,426 corpus weight
- Wölfen
Wölfen
77,425 corpus weight
- würfeln
würfeln
77,424 corpus weight
- Yamaha
Yamaha
77,423 corpus weight
- Zimt
Zimt
77,420 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Yamaha” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yamaha |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈjamaha] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yamaha” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Yamaha (IPA [ˈjamaha]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,578 among 67 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yamaha, with forms such as "aymaha", "yaamha", and "yamaah". 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 headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Yamaha, spelled Y-A-M-A-H-A.
Definition
- 1japanischer Hersteller von Motorrädern, Quads und Ähnlichem
- 2Fahrzeug von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Yamaha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den achtziger Jahren gewinnt er auf Motocross-Rennen die nationale Meisterschaft und macht damit auch die Brüder Bianchi, italienischer Herkunft wie er, zu Siegern: Denn sie sind es, die in Montería die Motorräder der Marke Yamaha verkaufen.“
„Der 2. Officer In Command fuhr auf seiner Yamaha an uns vorbei.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aymaha
- yaamha
- yamaah
- yamahha
- yamhaa
- yammaha
- ymaaha
- yyamaha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yamaha - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Yamaha", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,578 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.