Commonly misspelled words in German Commonly misspelled words in German Misspellings in German are a subcategory of orthographical errors (German: "Rechtschreibfehler"), counter the rules of German orthography. Although there is some variance following the current 'optional' status of the German spelling reform of 1996. Misspelling in German is less common than in English since most words are spelled as they are pronounced. Exceptions however occur, as for the (in modern German) identical "ä" and "e" both representing the IPA [ε] sound. Confusion can also occur with homonyms as verb prefixes: "wiederspiegeln" (incorrect) vs. "widerspiegeln" (correct). Misspellings of German words, outside Germany, also occur - for
Internet-related prefixes Internet-related prefixes Internet-related prefixes such as "e-", "i-", "cyber-", "info-", "techno-" and "net-" are added to a wide range of existing words to describe new, Internet- or computer-related flavors of existing concepts, often electronic products and services that already have a non-electronic counterpart. The adjective "virtual" is often used in a similar manner. "Cyber-" is derived from "cybernetic," which comes from the Greek word κυβερνητικός meaning "skilled in steering or governing". It is mainly used in the terms "cyberspace", "cyberlaw", "cyberbullying", "cybercrime", "cyberwarfare", "cyberterrorism", "cybersex", and "cyberdelic" among others. Although it is more commonly used to describe policies and politics