Defekte

[deˈfɛktə]

/[deˈfɛktə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Defekte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,554
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Defekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-defekte · Defekte · German

Defekte · rank #17,554 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,554
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Davos

Nearest frequency peer: Davos (-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 „Defekte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Defekte“ 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).

Defekte vs direkte
57% similar
Defekte vs Delikte
71% similar
Defekte vs defence
57% similar

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

Key facts for Defekte
PropertyValue
HeadwordDefekte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deˈfɛktə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,554
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Defekte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Defekteliegt 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: „Davos“ (#17,553), „definierte“ (#17,555), „dastehen“ (#17,552). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Defekte“ bei #17,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Defekte (IPA [deˈfɛktə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,554 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Defekte, with forms such as "ddefekte", "deefkte", and "defeket". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "direkte", "Delikte", "defence", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Defekte, spelled D-E-F-E-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Defekt
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Defekt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Defekt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Defekt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddefekte
  • deefkte
  • defeket
  • defekkte
  • defektte
  • defetke
  • deffekte
  • defkete
  • dfeekte
  • edfekte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Defekte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddefekte1deefkte2defeket2defekkte1defektte1defetke2deffekte1defkete2
Edit distance from "Defekte"

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 "Defekte"?
"Defekte" is spelled D-E-F-E-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈfɛktə].
What does "Defekte" mean?
As a noun, "Defekte" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Defekt
What words are commonly confused with "Defekte"?
"Defekte" is commonly confused with "direkte", "Delikte", "defence". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Defekte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Defekte" is [deˈfɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Defekte" come from?
"Defekte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Defekte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dessert#17,557chicken#17,550Epochen#17,565befolgt#17,526

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bestelle10 variantsgereizt10 variantsaufhält10 variantsgewonnene10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list