Eltern
[ˈɛltɐn]
The verdict
“Eltern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #465
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vater und Mutter eines Kindes
Corpus desk
Index DE-eltern · Eltern · German
Eltern · rank #465 · 9 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #465
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH bisher
Nearest frequency peer: bisher (-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 “Eltern”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Strasse
Strasse
99,539 corpus weight
- bekannt
bekannt
99,538 corpus weight
- bisher
bisher
99,537 corpus weight
- Eltern
Eltern
99,536 corpus weight
- Europa
Europa
99,535 corpus weight
- Gott
Gott
99,534 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Eltern” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eltern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛltɐn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Eltern” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Eltern (IPA [ˈɛltɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #465 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vater und Mutter eines Kindes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eltern, with forms such as "eletrn", "elltern", and "eltenr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Enten", "Ester", "Euter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Eltern, spelled E-L-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Vater und Mutter eines Kindes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eltern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eltern haften für ihre Kinder.
"Eltern brauchen Zeit, um ihre Kinder ins Leben zu begleiten, und sie brauchen Zeit, wenn Angehörige Unterstützung benötigen oder pflegebedürftig werden."
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eletrn
- elltern
- eltenr
- elternn
- elterrn
- eltren
- elttern
- etlern
- letern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eltern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Eltern", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Eltern". Here's where to go from here.
- "Eltern" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Enten". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #465 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.