Kandidatin

[kandiˈdaːtɪn]

/[kandiˈdaːtɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kandidatin” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,129
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die für etwas zur Auswahl steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-kandidatin · Kandidatin · German

Kandidatin · rank #15,129 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,129
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kanadier

Nearest frequency peer: Kanadier (-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 „Kandidatin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kandidatin“ 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).

Kandidatin vs Kandidatur
80% similar
Kandidatin vs Kandidat
80% similar
Kandidatin vs Kandidaten
90% similar

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

Key facts for Kandidatin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKandidatin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kandiˈdaːtɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,129
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kandidatin“

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kanadier“ (#15,128), „Kaution“ (#15,130), „kennzeichnen“ (#15,131). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kandidatin“ bei #15,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kandidatin (IPA [kandiˈdaːtɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,129 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliche Person, die für etwas zur Auswahl steht".

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

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kandidatin, spelled K-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die für etwas zur Auswahl steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kandidatin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Frau Müller war erstmals Kandidatin in einer Spielshow.
  2. Die beiden Kandidatinnen für die Aushilfsstelle haben beide ausgezeichnete Referenzen vorgelegt.

Synonyms

AnwärterinBewerberinTeilnehmerin

This word in other languages

candidate(English)candidata(Español)candidate(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akndidatin
  • kadnidatin
  • kanddiatin
  • kanddidatin
  • kandiadtin
  • kandidaitn
  • kandidatinn
  • kandidatni
  • kandidattin
  • kandiddatin
  • kandidtain
  • kaniddatin
  • kanndidatin
  • kkandidatin
  • knadidatin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kandidatin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

akndidatin2kadnidatin2kanddiatin2kanddidatin1kandiadtin2kandidaitn2kandidatinn1kandidatni2
Edit distance from "Kandidatin"

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 "Kandidatin"?
"Kandidatin" is spelled K-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kandiˈdaːtɪn].
What does "Kandidatin" mean?
As a noun, "Kandidatin" means: weibliche Person, die für etwas zur Auswahl steht
What words are commonly confused with "Kandidatin"?
"Kandidatin" is commonly confused with "Kandidatur", "Kandidat", "Kandidaten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kandidatin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kandidatin" is [kandiˈdaːtɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kandidatin" come from?
"Kandidatin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

irrelevant#15,122komplettes#15,137kurzerhand#15,140Meditation#15,155

Similar misspelling depth

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

Gletscher15 variantsMythologie15 variantsFrequenzen15 variantsOberkörper15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list