Kandidaten

Name: Kandidaten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[kandiˈdaːtn̩]

/[kandiˈdaːtn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kandidaten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,196
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kandidat

Corpus desk

Index DE-kandidaten · Kandidaten · German

Kandidaten · rank #3,196 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,196
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH hörte

Nearest frequency peer: hörte (-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.

go

96,808
hinterher

96,807
hörte

96,806
Kandidaten

96,805
leichte

96,804
Mischung

96,803

What this shows „Kandidaten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kandidaten vs Kandidatur

80% similar

Kandidaten vs Kandidatin

90% similar

Kandidaten vs Kandidat

80% similar

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

Key facts for Kandidaten
Property	Value
Headword	Kandidaten
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[kandiˈdaːtn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#3,196
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kandidaten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kandidatenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#3,196

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hörte“ (#3,195), „leichte“ (#3,197), „hinterher“ (#3,194). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kandidaten“ bei #3,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kandidaten (IPA [kandiˈdaːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,196 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kandidaten, with forms such as "akndidaten", "kadnidaten", and "kanddiaten". 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, "Kandidatur", "Kandidatin", "Kandidat", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kandidaten, spelled K-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kandidat
2
Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kandidat
3
Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Kandidat
4
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kandidat
5
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kandidat
6
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kandidat
7
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kandidat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

akndidaten
kadnidaten
kanddiaten
kanddidaten
kandiadten
kandidaetn
kandidatenn
kandidatne
kandidatten
kandiddaten
kandidtaen
kaniddaten
kanndidaten
kkandidaten
knadidaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kandidaten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Kandidaten"

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 "Kandidaten"?

"Kandidaten" is spelled K-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kandiˈdaːtn̩].

What does "Kandidaten" mean?

As a noun, "Kandidaten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kandidat

What words are commonly confused with "Kandidaten"?

"Kandidaten" is commonly confused with "Kandidatur", "Kandidatin", "Kandidat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Kandidaten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kandidaten" is [kandiˈdaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kandidaten" come from?

"Kandidaten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kandidaten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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