dichten

[ˈdɪçtn̩]

/[ˈdɪçtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“dichten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,050
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein sprachliches Kunstwerk verfassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dichten · dichten · German

dichten · rank #12,050 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,050
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Desktop

Nearest frequency peer: Desktop (-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 „dichten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dichten“ 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).

dichten vs dicken
71% similar
dichten vs Dichter
71% similar
dichten vs dienten
71% similar

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

Key facts for dichten
PropertyValue
Headworddichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɪçtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,050
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dichten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dichtenliegt 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: „Desktop“ (#12,049), „dog“ (#12,051), „derartigen“ (#12,048). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dichten“ bei #12,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dichten (IPA [ˈdɪçtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,050 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein sprachliches Kunstwerk verfassen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dichten, with forms such as "dcihten", "ddichten", and "dicchten". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "dicken", "Dichter", "dienten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 dichten, spelled D-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein sprachliches Kunstwerk verfassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hölderlin dichtete oft in altgriechischen Metren.

Synonyms

reimenReimemachenVersesetzensingenVerse schmiedenden Pegasus sattelnden Pegasus reiten

This word in other languages

versifier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcihten
  • ddichten
  • dicchten
  • dichetn
  • dichhten
  • dichtenn
  • dichtne
  • dichtten
  • dicthen
  • dihcten
  • idchten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcihten2ddichten1dicchten1dichetn2dichhten1dichtenn1dichtne2dichtten1
Edit distance from "dichten"

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 "dichten"?
"dichten" is spelled D-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪçtn̩].
What does "dichten" mean?
As a verb, "dichten" means: ein sprachliches Kunstwerk verfassen
What words are commonly confused with "dichten"?
"dichten" is commonly confused with "dicken", "Dichter", "dienten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dichten" is [ˈdɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dichten" come from?
"dichten" 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 "dichten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Desktop#12,049dortige#12,052Brunner#12,041erwacht#12,070

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

einfügen11 variantsEpisoden11 variantsbelassen11 variantsBangkok11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list