kehrte

/[ˈkeːɐ̯tə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,681

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

kehrte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kehren Pronounced [ˈkeːɐ̯tə]. It ranks #6,681 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kette and Kerle.

Key facts for kehrte
PropertyValue
Headwordkehrte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkeːɐ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,681
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kehrte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kehrte is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkeːɐ̯tə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,681 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for kehrte, with forms such as "ekhrte", "kehhrte", and "kehret". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Kette", "Kerle", "Kerze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kehrte, spelled K-E-H-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekhrte,kehhrte,kehret,kehrrte,kehrtte,kehtre,kerhte,kherte,kkehrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kehrte

Misspelling Variants of "kehrte"

ekhrte6kehhrte7kehret6kehrrte7kehrtte7kehtre6kerhte6kherte6
Misspelling Variants of "kehrte"

Frequency rank: #6,681 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kehrte"?
"kehrte" is spelled K-E-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeːɐ̯tə].
What does "kehrte" mean?
As a verb, "kehrte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kehren
What words are commonly confused with "kehrte"?
"kehrte" is commonly confused with "Kette", "Kerle", "Kerze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kehrte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kehrte" is [ˈkeːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kehrte" come from?
"kehrte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.