Athen

[aˈteːn]

/[aˈteːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Athen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,909
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt Griechenlands

Corpus desk

Index DE-athen · Athen · German

Athen · rank #5,909 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,909
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsmarkt

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsmarkt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Athen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Athen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Athen vs atme
40% similar
Athen vs Auen
60% similar
Athen vs Atze
60% similar

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

Key facts for Athen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAthen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈteːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,909
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Athen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Athenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arbeitsmarkt“ (#5,908), „aufgehört“ (#5,910), „antreten“ (#5,907). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Athen“ bei #5,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Athen (IPA [aˈteːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,909 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hauptstadt Griechenlands".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Athen, with forms such as "ahten", "atehn", and "athenn". 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, "atme", "Auen", "Atze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Athen, spelled A-T-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt Griechenlands

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Athen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Olympischen Spiele 2004 fanden in Athen statt.
  2. Den Höhepunkt seines politischen und kulturellen Einflusses erreichte Athen als Attische Demokratie und Führungsmacht im attischen Seebund während des 5. und 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. (klassische Zeit).

This word in other languages

Athens(English)Atenas(Español)Athènes(Français)Atenas(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahten
  • atehn
  • athenn
  • athhen
  • athne
  • atthen
  • tahen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Athen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahten2atehn2athenn1athhen1athne2atthen1tahen2
Edit distance from "Athen"

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 "Athen"?
"Athen" is spelled A-T-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈteːn].
What does "Athen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Athen" means: Hauptstadt Griechenlands
What words are commonly confused with "Athen"?
"Athen" is commonly confused with "atme", "Auen", "Atze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Athen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Athen" is [aˈteːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Athen" come from?
"Athen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list