autoritären

[aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːʁən]

/[aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“autoritären” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,431
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär

Corpus desk

Index DE-autoritaren · autoritären · German

autoritären · rank #23,431 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,431
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 113,935
  • PHOTO-FINISH automat

Nearest frequency peer: automat (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “autoritären”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “autoritären” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

autoritären vs Autoritäten
82% similar
autoritären vs autoritär
82% similar
autoritären vs autoritäre
91% similar

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

Key facts for autoritären
PropertyValue
Headwordautoritären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,431
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “autoritären” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). autoritären lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around autoritären (IPA [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,431 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for autoritären, with forms such as "atuoritären", "auotritären", and "autoirtären". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Autoritäten", "autoritär", "autoritäre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is autoritären, spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-T-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuoritären
  • auotritären
  • autoirtären
  • autoriträen
  • autorittären
  • autoritäern
  • autoritärenn
  • autoritärne
  • autoritärren
  • autoriätren
  • autorritären
  • autortiären
  • autroitären
  • auttoritären
  • uatoritären

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuoritären2auotritären2autoirtären2autoriträen2autorittären1autoritäern2autoritärenn1autoritärne2
Edit distance from "autoritären"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autoritären"?
"autoritären" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-T-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːʁən].
What does "autoritären" mean?
As an adjective, "autoritären" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs autoritär
What words are commonly confused with "autoritären"?
"autoritären" is commonly confused with "Autoritäten", "autoritär", "autoritäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autoritären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autoritären" is [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autoritären" come from?
"autoritären" 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 "autoritären", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Bratislava15 variantsBrutalität15 variantsEindrücken15 variantserarbeitete15 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list