dachten
[ˈdaxtn̩]
The verdict
“dachten” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,891 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #7,891
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs denken
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dachten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdaxtn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,891 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dachten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dachten is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaxtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,891 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dachten, with forms such as "adchten", "dacchten", and "dachetn". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Daten", "Dichte", "Dichter", and more, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dachten, spelled D-A-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs denken
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs denken
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adchten,dacchten,dachetn,dachhten,dachtenn,dachtne,dachtten,dacthen,dahcten,dcahten,ddachten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dachten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “dachten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdaxtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Daten” - see the side-by-side comparison. dachten vs Daten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.