Kilometern

[ˌkiloˈmeːtɐn]

/[ˌkiloˈmeːtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kilometern” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,817
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kilometern · Kilometern · German

Kilometern · rank #6,817 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,817
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kacke

Nearest frequency peer: Kacke (-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 „Kilometern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kilometern“ 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).

Kilometern vs Kilometer
90% similar

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

Key facts for Kilometern
PropertyValue
HeadwordKilometern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkiloˈmeːtɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,817
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kilometern“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kacke“ (#6,816), „Kopfschmerzen“ (#6,818), „Korruption“ (#6,819). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kilometern“ bei #6,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kilometern (IPA [ˌkiloˈmeːtɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,817 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kilometer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kilometern, with forms such as "iklometern", "killometern", and "kilmoetern". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kilometer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kilometern, spelled K-I-L-O-M-E-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kilometer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iklometern
  • killometern
  • kilmoetern
  • kiloemtern
  • kilomeetrn
  • kilometenr
  • kilometernn
  • kilometerrn
  • kilometren
  • kilomettern
  • kilommetern
  • kilomteern
  • kiolmetern
  • kkilometern
  • kliometern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iklometern2killometern1kilmoetern2kiloemtern2kilomeetrn2kilometenr2kilometernn1kilometerrn1
Edit distance from "Kilometern"

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 "Kilometern"?
"Kilometern" is spelled K-I-L-O-M-E-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkiloˈmeːtɐn].
What does "Kilometern" mean?
As a noun, "Kilometern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kilometer
What words are commonly confused with "Kilometern"?
"Kilometern" is commonly confused with "Kilometer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kilometern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kilometern" is [ˌkiloˈmeːtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kilometern" come from?
"Kilometern" 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 "Kilometern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Korruption#6,819künstliche#6,824Flüchtling#6,794Religionen#6,841

Similar misspelling depth

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

Neuigkeiten15 variantssportlich15 variantsunheimlich15 variantsbegründete15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list