kandidierte

[kandiˈdiːɐ̯tə]

/[kandiˈdiːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kandidierte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,279
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kandidieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-kandidierte · kandidierte · German

kandidierte · rank #43,279 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,279
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kac

Nearest frequency peer: kac (-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 „kandidierte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kandidierte“ 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).

kandidierte vs kandidiert
91% similar
kandidierte vs kandidieren
82% similar

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

Key facts for kandidierte
PropertyValue
Headwordkandidierte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kandiˈdiːɐ̯tə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,279
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kandidierte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kandidierteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kac“ (#43,278), „kaputtes“ (#43,280), „jährliches“ (#43,277). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kandidierte“ bei #43,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around kandidierte (IPA [kandiˈdiːɐ̯tə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,279 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for kandidierte, with forms such as "akndidierte", "kadnidierte", and "kanddidierte". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "kandidiert", "kandidieren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kandidierte, spelled K-A-N-D-I-D-I-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kandidieren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kandidieren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kandidieren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kandidieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akndidierte
  • kadnidierte
  • kanddidierte
  • kanddiierte
  • kandiddierte
  • kandideirte
  • kandidieret
  • kandidierrte
  • kandidiertte
  • kandidietre
  • kandidirete
  • kandiiderte
  • kaniddierte
  • kanndidierte
  • kkandidierte
  • knadidierte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

akndidierte2kadnidierte2kanddidierte1kanddiierte2kandiddierte1kandideirte2kandidieret2kandidierrte1
Edit distance from "kandidierte"

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 "kandidierte"?
"kandidierte" is spelled K-A-N-D-I-D-I-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kandiˈdiːɐ̯tə].
What does "kandidierte" mean?
As a verb, "kandidierte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kandidieren
What words are commonly confused with "kandidierte"?
"kandidierte" is commonly confused with "kandidiert", "kandidieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kandidierte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kandidierte" is [kandiˈdiːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kandidierte" come from?
"kandidierte" 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 "kandidierte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kommentiere#43,294kosmetische#43,300Landeanflug#43,319Lastschrift#43,322

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

jährliches16 variantsKollektionen16 variantshingesetzt16 variantsHedgefonds16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list