Gewalttaten

[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːtn̩]

/[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewalttaten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,277
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalttat

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewalttaten · Gewalttaten · German

Gewalttaten · rank #21,277 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,277
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesetzlicher

Nearest frequency peer: gesetzlicher (-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 „Gewalttaten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gewalttaten“ 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).

Gewalttaten vs gewalttätig
64% similar
Gewalttaten vs gewalttätigen
69% similar
Gewalttaten vs Gewalttat
82% similar

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

Key facts for Gewalttaten
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewalttaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,277
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gewalttaten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gewalttatenliegt 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: „gesetzlicher“ (#21,276), „Grausamkeit“ (#21,278), „geschnappt“ (#21,275). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewalttaten“ bei #21,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Gewalttaten (IPA [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,277 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewalttaten, with forms such as "egwalttaten", "geawlttaten", and "gewallttaten". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gewalttätig", "gewalttätigen", "Gewalttat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gewalttaten, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-T-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalttat
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gewalttat
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalttat
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalttat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwalttaten
  • geawlttaten
  • gewallttaten
  • gewaltaten
  • gewaltatten
  • gewalttaetn
  • gewalttatenn
  • gewalttatne
  • gewalttatten
  • gewaltttaen
  • gewatltaten
  • gewlattaten
  • gewwalttaten
  • ggewalttaten
  • gwealttaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gewalttaten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egwalttaten2geawlttaten2gewallttaten1gewaltaten1gewaltatten2gewalttaetn2gewalttatenn1gewalttatne2
Edit distance from "Gewalttaten"

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 "Gewalttaten"?
"Gewalttaten" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-T-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːtn̩].
What does "Gewalttaten" mean?
As a noun, "Gewalttaten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalttat
What words are commonly confused with "Gewalttaten"?
"Gewalttaten" is commonly confused with "gewalttätig", "gewalttätigen", "Gewalttat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gewalttaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewalttaten" is [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewalttaten" come from?
"Gewalttaten" 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 "Gewalttaten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grausamkeit#21,278Harmonische#21,283herauskommt#21,287Geflüchtete#21,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

geschnappt15 variantsGymnastik15 variantsgerichtete15 variantsHieronymus15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list