echten

[ˈɛçtn̩]

/[ˈɛçtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“echten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,539
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt

Corpus desk

Index DE-echten · echten · German

echten · rank #2,539 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,539
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eigenschaften

Nearest frequency peer: Eigenschaften (+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 “echten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “echten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

echten vs Ehen
50% similar
echten vs ehren
67% similar
echten vs Ecken
50% similar

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

Key facts for echten
PropertyValue
Headwordechten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛçtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,539
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “echten” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.echtenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Eigenschaften“ (#2,540), „braun“ (#2,537), „Engel“ (#2,541). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around echten (IPA [ˈɛçtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,539 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for echten, with forms such as "cehten", "ecchten", and "echetn". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Ehen", "ehren", "Ecken", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is echten, spelled E-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cehten
  • ecchten
  • echetn
  • echhten
  • echtenn
  • echtne
  • echtten
  • ecthen
  • ehcten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cehten2ecchten1echetn2echhten1echtenn1echtne2echtten1ecthen2
Edit distance from "echten"

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 "echten"?
"echten" is spelled E-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛçtn̩].
What does "echten" mean?
As an adjective, "echten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt
What words are commonly confused with "echten"?
"echten" is commonly confused with "Ehen", "ehren", "Ecken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "echten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "echten" is [ˈɛçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "echten" come from?
"echten" 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 "echten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bitten#2,536Anwalt#2,531Island#2,547Aktien#2,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ändert9 variantsStrafe9 variantsTasche9 variantsstatus9 variants

What to do next

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  • "echten" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Ehen". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,539 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list