deuten

[ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“deuten” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,190
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf ein Objekt weisen; hinweisen, zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-deuten · deuten · German

deuten · rank #8,190 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,190
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Demos

Nearest frequency peer: Demos (-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 „deuten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „deuten“ 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).

deuten vs Duden
50% similar
deuten vs Düren
33% similar
deuten vs Dünen
33% similar

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

Key facts for deuten
PropertyValue
Headworddeuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,190
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „deuten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.deutenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Demos“ (#8,189), „Diabetes“ (#8,191), „Deckel“ (#8,188). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „deuten“ bei #8,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around deuten (IPA [ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,190 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for deuten, with forms such as "ddeuten", "detuen", and "deuetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Duden", "Düren", "Dünen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is deuten, spelled D-E-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf ein Objekt weisen; hinweisen, zeigen
  2. 2
    auf ein Ergebnis hinweisen; interpretieren, verstehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how deuten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unser Dolmetscher fuhr fort, auf Wolken am Horizont und Schilder am Straßenrand zu deuten.
  2. Bitte deuten Sie jetzt auf diejenige Person, die Sie glauben wiedererkannt zu haben.

This word in other languages

point(English)apuntar(Español)signaler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeuten
  • detuen
  • deuetn
  • deutenn
  • deutne
  • deutten
  • dueten
  • eduten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeuten1detuen2deuetn2deutenn1deutne2deutten1dueten2eduten2
Edit distance from "deuten"

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 "deuten"?
"deuten" is spelled D-E-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩].
What does "deuten" mean?
As a verb, "deuten" means: auf ein Objekt weisen; hinweisen, zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "deuten"?
"deuten" is commonly confused with "Duden", "Düren", "Dünen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deuten" is [ˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deuten" come from?
"deuten" 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 "deuten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deckel#8,188Bäcker#8,187Export#8,204fragst#8,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list