Zivilcourage
[t͡siˈviːlkuˌʁaːʒə]
The verdict
“Zivilcourage” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,798
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Mut von Bürgern, gegenüber nicht-zivilen Autoritäten wie Polizei und Militär selbstbewusst aufzutreten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zivilcourage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡siˈviːlkuˌʁaːʒə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #23,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zivilcourage” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Zivilcourage (IPA [t͡siˈviːlkuˌʁaːʒə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,798 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zivilcourage, with forms such as "izvilcourage", "ziivlcourage", and "ziviclourage". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zivilcourage, spelled Z-I-V-I-L-C-O-U-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1der Mut von Bürgern, gegenüber nicht-zivilen Autoritäten wie Polizei und Militär selbstbewusst aufzutreten
- 2das Auftreten gegen eine herrschende Meinung, mit dem der Einzelne, ohne Rücksicht auf sich selbst, soziale Werte oder die Werte der Allgemeinheit vertritt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: izvilcourage,ziivlcourage,ziviclourage,zivilccourage,zivilcoruage,zivilcouarge,zivilcouraeg,zivilcouragge,zivilcourgae,zivilcourrage,zivilcuorage,zivillcourage,zivilocurage,zivlicourage,zivvilcourage,zviilcourage,zzivilcourage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zivilcourage - 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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Using “Zivilcourage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-V-I-L-C-O-U-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡siˈviːlkuˌʁaːʒə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.