drehten

/[ˈdʁeːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,260

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

drehten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen Pronounced [ˈdʁeːtn̩]. Often confused with drohen and drohte.

Key facts for drehten
PropertyValue
Headworddrehten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁeːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,260
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of drehten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for drehten is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁeːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,260 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 drehten, with forms such as "ddrehten", "derhten", and "drehetn". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "drohen", "drohte", "Dreien", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is drehten, spelled D-R-E-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddrehten,derhten,drehetn,drehhten,drehtenn,drehtne,drehtten,drethen,drheten,drrehten,rdehten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for drehten

Misspelling Variants of "drehten"

ddrehten8derhten7drehetn7drehhten8drehtenn8drehtne7drehtten8drethen7
Misspelling Variants of "drehten"

Frequency rank: #17,260 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drehten"?
"drehten" is spelled D-R-E-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁeːtn̩].
What does "drehten" mean?
As a verb, "drehten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen
What words are commonly confused with "drehten"?
"drehten" is commonly confused with "drohen", "drohte", "Dreien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drehten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drehten" is [ˈdʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drehten" come from?
"drehten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.