Attentäter

[ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ]

/[ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Attentäter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,597
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Attentat begangen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-attentater · Attentäter · German

Attentäter · rank #11,597 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,597
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atlas

Nearest frequency peer: Atlas (-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 „Attentäter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Attentäter“ 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).

Attentäter vs Attentat
70% similar
Attentäter vs Attentate
80% similar

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

Key facts for Attentäter
PropertyValue
HeadwordAttentäter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,597
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Attentäter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Attentäterliegt 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: „Atlas“ (#11,596), „aufgezeichnet“ (#11,598), „aufwärts“ (#11,599). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Attentäter“ bei #11,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Attentäter (IPA [ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,597 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die ein Attentat begangen hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Attentäter, with forms such as "atentäter", "atetntäter", and "attenntäter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Attentat", "Attentate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Attentäter, spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-Ä-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein Attentat begangen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Attentäter konnte von der Polizei gefasst werden.
  2. „Der Attentäter und Massenmörder von Oslo und Utöya hatte neun Jahre Zeit, seinen Plan vorzubereiten.“

This word in other languages

assassin(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atentäter
  • atetntäter
  • attenntäter
  • attenttäer
  • attenttäter
  • attentäetr
  • attentäterr
  • attentätre
  • attentätter
  • attenätter
  • attetnäter
  • attnetäter
  • tatentäter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Attentäter - 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.

atentäter1atetntäter2attenntäter1attenttäer2attenttäter1attentäetr2attentäterr1attentätre2
Edit distance from "Attentäter"

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 "Attentäter"?
"Attentäter" is spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-Ä-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ].
What does "Attentäter" mean?
As a noun, "Attentäter" means: Person, die ein Attentat begangen hat
What words are commonly confused with "Attentäter"?
"Attentäter" is commonly confused with "Attentat", "Attentate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Attentäter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Attentäter" is [ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Attentäter" come from?
"Attentäter" 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 "Attentäter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beerdigung#11,605angelegten#11,587zugewiesen#11,576verschärft#11,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Apotheken13 variantsWartezeit13 variantsVorfreude13 variantsverpackt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list