Elternteil
[ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
The verdict
“Elternteil” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,975
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorfahr ersten Grades (Vater oder Mutter)
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 | Elternteil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,975 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Elternteil” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Elternteil (IPA [ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,975 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vorfahr ersten Grades (Vater oder Mutter)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elternteil, with forms such as "eletrnteil", "ellternteil", and "eltenrteil". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Elternzeit", "Elternteile", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Elternteil, spelled E-L-T-E-R-N-T-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Vorfahr ersten Grades (Vater oder Mutter)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eletrnteil
- ellternteil
- eltenrteil
- elternetil
- elternnteil
- elternteill
- elternteli
- elterntiel
- elterntteil
- elterrnteil
- eltertneil
- eltrenteil
- eltternteil
- etlernteil
- leternteil
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elternteil - 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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Using “Elternteil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-L-T-E-R-N-T-E-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Elternzeit” - see the side-by-side comparison. Elternteil vs Elternzeit
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.