Balten
[ˈbaltn̩]
The verdict
“Balten” is uncommon German (frequency #71,128 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,128
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Balte
Corpus desk
Index DE-balten · Balten · German
Balten · rank #71,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,128
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 72,680
- PHOTO-FINISH Barockzeit
Nearest frequency peer: Barockzeit (+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 “Balten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Autovermiet…
Autovermietung
28,877 corpus weight
- Aversion
Aversion
28,876 corpus weight
- aya
aya
28,875 corpus weight
- Balten
Balten
28,873 corpus weight
- Barockzeit
Barockzeit
28,872 corpus weight
- Baumärkte
Baumärkte
28,871 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Balten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Balten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaltn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,128 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Balten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Balten is uncommon German at frequency #71,128 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Balten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Balten, spelled B-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Balte
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Balte
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Balte
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Balte
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.