Gatten

[ˈɡatn̩]

/[ˈɡatn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gatten” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,552
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gatte

Corpus desk

Index DE-gatten · Gatten · German

Gatten · rank #18,552 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,552
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fünftel

Nearest frequency peer: fünftel (-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 „Gatten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gatten“ 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).

Gatten vs guten
50% similar
Gatten vs gelten
50% similar
Gatten vs Gottes
67% similar

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

Key facts for Gatten
PropertyValue
HeadwordGatten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡatn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,552
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gatten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gattenliegt 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: „fünftel“ (#18,551), „gebissen“ (#18,553), „fälschlicherweise“ (#18,550). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gatten“ bei #18,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Gatten (IPA [ˈɡatn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,552 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gatten, with forms such as "agtten", "gaten", and "gatetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guten", "gelten", "Gottes", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gatten, spelled G-A-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gatte
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gatte
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Gatte
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gatte
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gatte
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gatte
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gatte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agtten
  • gaten
  • gatetn
  • gattenn
  • gattne
  • ggatten
  • gtaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gatten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agtten2gaten1gatetn2gattenn1gattne2ggatten1gtaten2
Edit distance from "Gatten"

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 "Gatten"?
"Gatten" is spelled G-A-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡatn̩].
What does "Gatten" mean?
As a noun, "Gatten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gatte
What words are commonly confused with "Gatten"?
"Gatten" is commonly confused with "guten", "gelten", "Gottes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gatten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gatten" is [ˈɡatn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gatten" come from?
"Gatten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Glatze#18,569Hengst#18,571Dächer#18,517Jacken#18,587

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Kabul7 variantsKegel7 variantsBuchs7 variantsLuder7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list