Gattin

[ˈɡatɪn]

/[ˈɡatɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gattin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,723
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann

Corpus desk

Index DE-gattin · Gattin · German

Gattin · rank #9,723 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,723
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH füllt

Nearest frequency peer: füllt (-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 „Gattin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gattin“ 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).

Gattin vs Göttin
83% similar
Gattin vs Gattung
71% similar
Gattin vs glätten
43% similar

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

Key facts for Gattin
PropertyValue
HeadwordGattin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡatɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,723
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gattin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gattinliegt 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: „füllt“ (#9,722), „Gefährdung“ (#9,724), „freitags“ (#9,721). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gattin“ bei #9,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Gattin (IPA [ˈɡatɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,723 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gattin, with forms such as "agttin", "gatin", and "gatitn". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Göttin", "Gattung", "glätten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gattin, spelled G-A-T-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gattin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Letztes Jahr wurde sie seine Gattin.
  2. „Der Kapitän scheint seine treulose Gattin, die demnächst ihren Liebhaber heiraten wird, nicht allzu hoch bewertet zu haben.“

Synonyms

EhefrauGemahlin

This word in other languages

wife(English)esposa(Español)femme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agttin
  • gatin
  • gatitn
  • gattinn
  • gattni
  • ggattin
  • gtatin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agttin2gatin1gatitn2gattinn1gattni2ggattin1gtatin2
Edit distance from "Gattin"

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 "Gattin"?
"Gattin" is spelled G-A-T-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡatɪn].
What does "Gattin" mean?
As a noun, "Gattin" means: verheiratete Frau in Beziehung zu ihrem Mann
What words are commonly confused with "Gattin"?
"Gattin" is commonly confused with "Göttin", "Gattung", "glätten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gattin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gattin" is [ˈɡatɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gattin" come from?
"Gattin" 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 "Gattin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kassen#9,743Kneipe#9,749Kronen#9,757Krüger#9,758

Similar misspelling depth

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

härte7 variantsHürde7 variantsKerle7 variantscross7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list