änderte

/[ˈɛndɐtə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,815

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

änderte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ändern Pronounced [ˈɛndɐtə]. It ranks #8,815 in German word frequency. Often confused with ärgerte and andeuten.

Key facts for änderte
PropertyValue
Headwordänderte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɛndɐtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,815
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of änderte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for änderte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛndɐtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,815 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for änderte, with forms such as "näderte", "ädnerte", and "ändderte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ärgerte", "andeuten", "änderten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is änderte, spelled Ä-N-D-E-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ändern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ändern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ändern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ändern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: näderte,ädnerte,ändderte,änderet,änderrte,ändertte,ändetre,ändrete,änedrte,ännderte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for änderte

Misspelling Variants of "änderte"

näderte7ädnerte7ändderte8änderet7änderrte8ändertte8ändetre7ändrete7
Misspelling Variants of "änderte"

Frequency rank: #8,815 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "änderte"?
"änderte" is spelled Ä-N-D-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛndɐtə].
What does "änderte" mean?
As a verb, "änderte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ändern
What words are commonly confused with "änderte"?
"änderte" is commonly confused with "ärgerte", "andeuten", "änderten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "änderte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "änderte" is [ˈɛndɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "änderte" come from?
"änderte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter Ä in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.