hörten

/[ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,457

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

hörten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören Pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Often confused with hotel and Hosen.

Key facts for hörten
PropertyValue
Headwordhörten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,457
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hörten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hörten is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,457 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hörten, with forms such as "hhörten", "hröten", and "höretn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hotel", "Hosen", "Huren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hörten, spelled H-Ö-R-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhörten,hröten,höretn,hörrten,hörtenn,hörtne,hörtten,hötren,öhrten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hörten

Misspelling Variants of "hörten"

hhörten7hröten6höretn6hörrten7hörtenn7hörtne6hörtten7hötren6
Misspelling Variants of "hörten"

Frequency rank: #11,457 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hörten"?
"hörten" is spelled H-Ö-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "hörten" mean?
As a verb, "hörten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören
What words are commonly confused with "hörten"?
"hörten" is commonly confused with "hotel", "Hosen", "Huren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hörten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hörten" is [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hörten" come from?
"hörten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.