getreten

[ɡəˈtʁeːtn̩]

/[ɡəˈtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“getreten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,716
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs treten

Corpus desk

Index DE-getreten · getreten · German

getreten · rank #5,716 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,716
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH get

Nearest frequency peer: get (-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 „getreten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „getreten“ 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).

getreten vs getreuen
88% similar
getreten vs getrieben
78% similar
getreten vs getretenen
80% similar

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

Key facts for getreten
PropertyValue
Headwordgetreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈtʁeːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,716
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „getreten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).getretenliegt 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: „get“ (#5,715), „Graben“ (#5,717), „geschlossenen“ (#5,714). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „getreten“ bei #5,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around getreten (IPA [ɡəˈtʁeːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,716 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs treten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for getreten, with forms such as "egtreten", "gerteten", and "geterten". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "getreuen", "getrieben", "getretenen", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is getreten, spelled G-E-T-R-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs treten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egtreten
  • gerteten
  • geterten
  • getreetn
  • getretenn
  • getretne
  • getretten
  • getrreten
  • getrteen
  • gettreten
  • ggetreten
  • gtereten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of getreten - 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.

egtreten2gerteten2geterten2getreetn2getretenn1getretne2getretten1getrreten1
Edit distance from "getreten"

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 "getreten"?
"getreten" is spelled G-E-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈtʁeːtn̩].
What does "getreten" mean?
As a verb, "getreten" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs treten
What words are commonly confused with "getreten"?
"getreten" is commonly confused with "getreuen", "getrieben", "getretenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "getreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "getreten" is [ɡəˈtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "getreten" come from?
"getreten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gedenken#5,708Kommunen#5,728konstant#5,730Einsätze#5,699

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Charlotte12 variantsNachweis12 variantsoberhalb12 variantsAnfragen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list