Emiraten
[ˌemiˈʁaːtn̩]
The verdict
“Emiraten” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #43,839 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,839
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Emirat
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 | Emiraten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌemiˈʁaːtn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,839 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Emiraten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Emiraten is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌemiˈʁaːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,839 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Emirat".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Emiraten, with forms such as "eimraten", "emiarten", and "emiraetn". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erraten", "Emirates", "Emirate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Emiraten, spelled E-M-I-R-A-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Emirat
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eimraten,emiarten,emiraetn,emiratenn,emiratne,emiratten,emirraten,emirtaen,emmiraten,emriaten,meiraten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Emiraten - 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 “Emiraten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-M-I-R-A-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌemiˈʁaːtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erraten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Emiraten vs erraten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.