kletterte

[ˈklɛtɐtə]

/[ˈklɛtɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kletterte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,796
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kletterte · kletterte · German

kletterte · rank #22,796 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,796
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleidungsstüc…

Nearest frequency peer: Kleidungsstücke (-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 „kletterte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kletterte“ 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).

kletterte vs klettern
78% similar
kletterte vs klettert
89% similar
kletterte vs Kletterer
67% similar

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

Key facts for kletterte
PropertyValue
Headwordkletterte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklɛtɐtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,796
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kletterte“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kleidungsstücke“ (#22,795), „kombinierte“ (#22,797), „Kittel“ (#22,794). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kletterte“ bei #22,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around kletterte (IPA [ˈklɛtɐtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,796 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for kletterte, with forms such as "keltterte", "kkletterte", and "kleterte". 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, "klettern", "klettert", "Kletterer", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kletterte, spelled K-L-E-T-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • keltterte
  • kkletterte
  • kleterte
  • kletetrte
  • kletteret
  • kletterrte
  • klettertte
  • klettetre
  • klettrete
  • klletterte
  • klteterte
  • lketterte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kletterte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

keltterte2kkletterte1kleterte1kletetrte2kletteret2kletterrte1klettertte1klettetre2
Edit distance from "kletterte"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list