arte

[ˈaːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈaːɐ̯tə]/ verb

The verdict

“arte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,333) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,333
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten

Corpus desk

Index DE-arte · arte · German

arte · rank #8,333 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,333
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anwesen

Nearest frequency peer: Anwesen (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „arte“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „arte“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arte vs at
50% similar
arte vs Axt
25% similar
arte vs Aue
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arte
PropertyValue
Headwordarte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaːɐ̯tə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,333
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „arte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).arteliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anwesen“ (#8,332), „Beendigung“ (#8,334), „Antiken“ (#8,331). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arte“ bei #8,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for arte is neighbouring look-alikes ("at", "Axt", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈaːɐ̯tə]. Frequency #8,333 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for arte, with forms such as "aret", "arrte", and "artte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "Axt", "Aue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is arte, spelled A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aret
  • arrte
  • artte
  • atre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aret2arrte1artte1atre2
Edit distance from "arte"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arte"?
"arte" is spelled A-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːɐ̯tə].
What does "arte" mean?
As a verb, "arte" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arten
What words are commonly confused with "arte"?
"arte" is commonly confused with "at", "Axt", "Aue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arte" is [ˈaːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arte" come from?
"arte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list