Daten
[ˈdaːtn̩]
The verdict
“Daten” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #808
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Sammlung ermittelter/gewonnener Messwerte oder auch statistischer Angaben zu etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-daten · Daten · German
Daten · rank #808 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #808
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH bereit
Nearest frequency peer: bereit (-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 “Daten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- welcher
welcher
99,196 corpus weight
- bereit
bereit
99,194 corpus weight
- Daten
Daten
99,193 corpus weight
- deinem
deinem
99,192 corpus weight
- falsch
falsch
99,191 corpus weight
- fertig
fertig
99,190 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Daten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Daten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaːtn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #808 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Daten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Daten (IPA [ˈdaːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #808 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Daten, with forms such as "adten", "daetn", and "datenn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "den", "dave", "dato", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Daten, spelled D-A-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sammlung ermittelter/gewonnener Messwerte oder auch statistischer Angaben zu etwas
- 2strukturierte Information
- 3Bestand an Information, die mathematisch hilfreich für einen Rechenvorgang ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Daten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die bei der Europawahl abgegebenen Stimmen aller Wahlberechtigten spiegelt sich in der Angabe zur Wahlbeteiligung wider und sind statistische Daten.
Der Euro Hawk, ein unbemannter Flieger mit 40 Metern Flügelspannweite, sollte der Bundeswehr dazu dienen, aus 20.000 Metern Höhe Daten eines Gegners, etwa Sprechverbindungen, auszuspähen sowie gegnerische Radars zu erkennen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adten
- daetn
- datenn
- datne
- datten
- ddaten
- dtaen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Daten - 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.
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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Daten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
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.