imitiert

[imiˈtiːɐ̯t]

/[imiˈtiːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“imitiert” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,009
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs imitieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-imitiert · imitiert · German

imitiert · rank #40,009 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,009
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ilja

Nearest frequency peer: Ilja (-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 „imitiert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „imitiert“ 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).

imitiert vs irritiert
78% similar
imitiert vs initiiert
78% similar
imitiert vs imitieren
78% similar

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

Key facts for imitiert
PropertyValue
Headwordimitiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[imiˈtiːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,009
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „imitiert“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).imitiertliegt 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: „Ilja“ (#40,008), „Infekt“ (#40,010), „Hülsen“ (#40,007). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „imitiert“ bei #40,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around imitiert (IPA [imiˈtiːɐ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,009 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for imitiert, with forms such as "iimtiert", "imiitert", and "imiteirt". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "irritiert", "initiiert", "imitieren", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is imitiert, spelled I-M-I-T-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs imitieren
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs imitieren
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs imitieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iimtiert
  • imiitert
  • imiteirt
  • imitierrt
  • imitiertt
  • imitietr
  • imitiret
  • imittiert
  • immitiert
  • imtiiert
  • miitiert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iimtiert2imiitert2imiteirt2imitierrt1imitiertt1imitietr2imitiret2imittiert1
Edit distance from "imitiert"

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 "imitiert"?
"imitiert" is spelled I-M-I-T-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [imiˈtiːɐ̯t].
What does "imitiert" mean?
As a verb, "imitiert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs imitieren
What words are commonly confused with "imitiert"?
"imitiert" is commonly confused with "irritiert", "initiiert", "imitieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imitiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imitiert" is [imiˈtiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imitiert" come from?
"imitiert" 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 "imitiert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

huldigen#40,002Homeland#40,000journals#40,019hilflose#39,993

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Irlands11 variantsgrinste11 variantsKorbach11 variantsKrümmung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list