Attacken

[aˈtakn̩]

/[aˈtakn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Attacken” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,166
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Attacke

Corpus desk

Index DE-attacken · Attacken · German

Attacken · rank #11,166 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,166
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antibiotika

Nearest frequency peer: Antibiotika (-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 „Attacken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Attacken“ 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).

Attacken vs attack
63% similar
Attacken vs Attacke
88% similar
Attacken vs anpacken
63% similar

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

Key facts for Attacken
PropertyValue
HeadwordAttacken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈtakn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,166
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Attacken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Attackenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Antibiotika“ (#11,165), „aufgehalten“ (#11,167), „Ansprache“ (#11,164). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Attacken“ bei #11,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Attacken (IPA [aˈtakn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,166 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Attacken, with forms such as "atacken", "atatcken", and "attaccken". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "attack", "Attacke", "anpacken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Attacken, spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Attacke
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Attacke
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Attacke
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Attacke

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atacken
  • atatcken
  • attaccken
  • attacekn
  • attackenn
  • attackken
  • attackne
  • attakcen
  • attcaken
  • tatacken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Attacken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atacken1atatcken2attaccken1attacekn2attackenn1attackken1attackne2attakcen2
Edit distance from "Attacken"

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 "Attacken"?
"Attacken" is spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈtakn̩].
What does "Attacken" mean?
As a noun, "Attacken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Attacke
What words are commonly confused with "Attacken"?
"Attacken" is commonly confused with "attack", "Attacke", "anpacken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Attacken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Attacken" is [aˈtakn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Attacken" come from?
"Attacken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufnimmt#11,168auswärts#11,177basieren#11,180Unschuld#11,144

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

behielt10 variantsBelange10 variantsBezirke10 variantsbrecht10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list