Kadetten
[kaˈdɛtn̩]
The verdict
“Kadetten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,930
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kadett
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kadetten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈdɛtn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kadetten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kadetten (IPA [kaˈdɛtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,930 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kadetten, with forms such as "akdetten", "kaddetten", and "kadeten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Ketten", "Karotten", "kaputten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Kadetten, spelled K-A-D-E-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kadett
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kadett
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Kadett
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kadett
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kadett
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kadett
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kadett
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: akdetten,kaddetten,kadeten,kadetetn,kadettenn,kadettne,kadteten,kaedtten,kdaetten,kkadetten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kadetten - 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.
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
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Using “Kadetten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-D-E-T-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈdɛtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ketten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kadetten vs Ketten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.