German measles
"german-measles" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“German measles” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rubella.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | German measles |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “German measles” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
German measles is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rubella.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for German measles in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: First described and distinguished from rubeola, red measles by the German doctor Friedrich Hoffmann in 1740 The correct English form is German measles, spelled G-E-R-M-A-N- -M-E-A-S-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Rubella.
Etymology
First described and distinguished from rubeola, red measles by the German doctor Friedrich Hoffmann in 1740
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “German measles”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-R-M-A-N- -M-E-A-S-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.