Kartoffeln

[kaʁˈtɔfl̩n]

/[kaʁˈtɔfl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kartoffeln” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,612. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,612
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kartoffel

Corpus desk

Index DE-kartoffeln · Kartoffeln · German

Kartoffeln · rank #5,612 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,612
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jury

Nearest frequency peer: Jury (-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 „Kartoffeln“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kartoffeln“ 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).

Kartoffeln vs Kartoffel
90% similar

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

Key facts for Kartoffeln
PropertyValue
HeadwordKartoffeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁˈtɔfl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,612
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kartoffeln“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jury“ (#5,611), „katalog“ (#5,613), „jenen“ (#5,610). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kartoffeln“ bei #5,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kartoffeln (IPA [kaʁˈtɔfl̩n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,612 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kartoffeln, with forms such as "akrtoffeln", "karotffeln", and "karrtoffeln". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kartoffel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kartoffeln, spelled K-A-R-T-O-F-F-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kartoffel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kartoffel
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kartoffel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kartoffel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akrtoffeln
  • karotffeln
  • karrtoffeln
  • kartfofeln
  • kartofefln
  • kartofeln
  • kartoffelln
  • kartoffelnn
  • kartoffenl
  • kartofflen
  • karttoffeln
  • katroffeln
  • kkartoffeln
  • kratoffeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

akrtoffeln2karotffeln2karrtoffeln1kartfofeln2kartofefln2kartofeln1kartoffelln1kartoffelnn1
Edit distance from "Kartoffeln"

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 "Kartoffeln"?
"Kartoffeln" is spelled K-A-R-T-O-F-F-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁˈtɔfl̩n].
What does "Kartoffeln" mean?
As a noun, "Kartoffeln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kartoffel
What words are commonly confused with "Kartoffeln"?
"Kartoffeln" is commonly confused with "Kartoffel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kartoffeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kartoffeln" is [kaʁˈtɔfl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kartoffeln" come from?
"Kartoffeln" 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 "Kartoffeln", 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 (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list