holten

[ˈhoːltn̩]

/[ˈhoːltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“holten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,832
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen

Corpus desk

Index DE-holten · holten · German

holten · rank #14,832 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,832
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hoden

Nearest frequency peer: Hoden (-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 „holten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „holten“ 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).

holten vs hören
50% similar
holten vs hotel
67% similar
holten vs hörte
50% similar

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

Key facts for holten
PropertyValue
Headwordholten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːltn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,832
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „holten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).holtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hoden“ (#14,831), „holy“ (#14,833), „hervorgegangen“ (#14,830). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „holten“ bei #14,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around holten (IPA [ˈhoːltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,832 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for holten, with forms such as "hholten", "hloten", and "holetn". 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, "hören", "hotel", "hörte", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is holten, spelled H-O-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholten
  • hloten
  • holetn
  • hollten
  • holtenn
  • holtne
  • holtten
  • hotlen
  • ohlten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hholten1hloten2holetn2hollten1holtenn1holtne2holtten1hotlen2
Edit distance from "holten"

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 "holten"?
"holten" is spelled H-O-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːltn̩].
What does "holten" mean?
As a verb, "holten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen
What words are commonly confused with "holten"?
"holten" is commonly confused with "hören", "hotel", "hörte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "holten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holten" is [ˈhoːltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holten" come from?
"holten" 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 "holten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Justus#14,841Halter#14,822kaufst#14,844Küsten#14,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Larven9 variantsdüster9 variantsDanzig9 variantscoming9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list