Etikett

[etiˈkɛt]

/[etiˈkɛt]/ noun

The verdict

“Etikett” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,243 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,243
frequency rank, German
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hinweisschild auf Markenartikeln, das vor allem über die Marke oder das gekennzeichnete Produkt selbst informiert

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Etikett vs Etikette
88% similar
Etikett vs Etiketten
78% similar

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

Key facts for Etikett
PropertyValue
HeadwordEtikett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[etiˈkɛt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,243
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Etikett” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Etikett lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Etikett is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [etiˈkɛt]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,243 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hinweisschild auf Markenartikeln, das vor allem über die Marke oder das gekennzeichnete Produkt selbst informiert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Etikett, with forms such as "eitkett", "etiektt", and "etiket". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Etikette", "Etiketten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Etikett, spelled E-T-I-K-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hinweisschild auf Markenartikeln, das vor allem über die Marke oder das gekennzeichnete Produkt selbst informiert

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eitkett,etiektt,etiket,etikkett,etiktet,etkiett,ettikett,teikett

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eitkett2etiektt2etiket1etikkett1etiktet2etkiett2ettikett1teikett2
Edit distance from "Etikett"

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 "Etikett"?
"Etikett" is spelled E-T-I-K-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [etiˈkɛt].
What does "Etikett" mean?
As a noun, "Etikett" means: Hinweisschild auf Markenartikeln, das vor allem über die Marke oder das gekennzeichnete Produkt selbst informiert
What words are commonly confused with "Etikett"?
"Etikett" is commonly confused with "Etikette", "Etiketten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Etikett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Etikett" is [etiˈkɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Etikett" come from?
"Etikett" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Etikett”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-T-I-K-E-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [etiˈkɛt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Etikette” - see the side-by-side comparison. Etikett vs Etikette
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list