hörten

[ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]

/[ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hörten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,457
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 hören

Corpus desk

Index DE-horten · hörten · German

hörten · rank #11,457 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,457
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH höheres

Nearest frequency peer: höheres (-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 „hörten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hörten“ 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).

hörten vs hotel
50% similar
hörten vs Hosen
33% similar
hörten vs Huren
50% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hörten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hörtenliegt 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: „höheres“ (#11,456), „Innenministerium“ (#11,458), „Homer“ (#11,455). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hörten“ bei #11,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hörten (IPA [ˈhøːɐ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,457 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 hörten, with forms such as "hhörten", "hröten", and "höretn". 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, "hotel", "Hosen", "Huren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hörten, spelled H-Ö-R-T-E-N.

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

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

hhörten1hröten2höretn2hörrten1hörtenn1hörtne2hörtten1hötren2
Edit distance from "hörten"

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 "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. 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 "hörten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gewehr#11,443Lesern#11,473Genfer#11,438magnus#11,478

Similar misspelling depth

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

Komitee9 variantsgekannt9 variantsMobbing9 variantsOpfers9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list