externen

[ˌɛksˈtɛʁnən]

/[ˌɛksˈtɛʁnən]/ adj

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The verdict

“externen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,276
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern

Corpus desk

Index DE-externen · externen · German

externen · rank #10,276 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,276
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH EuGH

Nearest frequency peer: EuGH (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „externen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „externen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

externen vs externer
88% similar
externen vs externes
88% similar
externen vs extern
75% similar

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

Key facts for externen
PropertyValue
Headwordexternen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɛksˈtɛʁnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,276
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „externen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).externenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „EuGH“ (#10,275), „Faschisten“ (#10,277), „Erzähler“ (#10,274). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „externen“ bei #10,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around externen (IPA [ˌɛksˈtɛʁnən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,276 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for externen, with forms such as "etxernen", "exetrnen", and "extenren". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "externer", "externes", "extern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is externen, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxernen
  • exetrnen
  • extenren
  • exterenn
  • externenn
  • externnen
  • exterrnen
  • extrenen
  • extternen
  • exxternen
  • xeternen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etxernen2exetrnen2extenren2exterenn2externenn1externnen1exterrnen1extrenen2
Edit distance from "externen"

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 "externen"?
"externen" is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛksˈtɛʁnən].
What does "externen" mean?
As an adjective, "externen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extern
What words are commonly confused with "externen"?
"externen" is commonly confused with "externer", "externes", "extern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "externen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "externen" is [ˌɛksˈtɛʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "externen" come from?
"externen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "externen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erzähler#10,274Erzieher#10,273erweisen#10,272Friedens#10,285

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

francis11 variantsgelehrt11 variantsCarsten11 variantsbewährt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list