eilte

[ˈaɪ̯ltə]

/[ˈaɪ̯ltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“eilte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #27,258) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#27,258
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eilte · eilte · German

eilte · rank #27,258 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,258
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eigenart

Nearest frequency peer: Eigenart (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „eilte“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „eilte“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

eilte vs eine
60% similar
eilte vs Elbe
40% similar
eilte vs Ente
40% similar

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

Key facts for eilte
PropertyValue
Headwordeilte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ltə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,258
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „eilte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).eilteliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eigenart“ (#27,257), „eidgenössischen“ (#27,256), „einbringt“ (#27,260). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eilte“ bei #27,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for eilte is neighbouring look-alikes ("eine", "Elbe", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ltə]. Frequency #27,258 among 4,632 “E” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for eilte, with forms such as "eilet", "eillte", and "eiltte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eine", "Elbe", "Ente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is eilte, spelled E-I-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilet
  • eillte
  • eiltte
  • ielte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eilet2eillte1eiltte1ielte2
Edit distance from "eilte"

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 "eilte"?
"eilte" is spelled E-I-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ltə].
What does "eilte" mean?
As a verb, "eilte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen
What words are commonly confused with "eilte"?
"eilte" is commonly confused with "eine", "Elbe", "Ente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eilte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eilte" is [ˈaɪ̯ltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eilte" come from?
"eilte" 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 "eilte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Egger#27,252Emoji#27,271clear#27,240Faser#27,287

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list