Kommandanten

[kɔmanˈdantn̩]

/[kɔmanˈdantn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kommandanten” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,342
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kommandant

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommandanten · Kommandanten · German

Kommandanten · rank #17,342 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,342
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleber

Nearest frequency peer: Kleber (-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 „Kommandanten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kommandanten“ 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).

Kommandanten vs Kommandant
83% similar

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

Key facts for Kommandanten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommandanten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmanˈdantn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,342
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kommandanten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kommandantenliegt 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: „Kleber“ (#17,341), „Kommunalwahlen“ (#17,343), „kitty“ (#17,340). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kommandanten“ bei #17,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Kommandanten (IPA [kɔmanˈdantn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,342 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kommandanten, with forms such as "kkommandanten", "kmomandanten", and "komamndanten". 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, "Kommandant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kommandanten, spelled K-O-M-M-A-N-D-A-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kommandant
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kommandant
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Kommandant
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kommandant
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kommandant
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kommandant
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kommandant

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkommandanten
  • kmomandanten
  • komamndanten
  • komandanten
  • kommadnanten
  • kommanadnten
  • kommandanetn
  • kommandannten
  • kommandantenn
  • kommandantne
  • kommandantten
  • kommandatnen
  • kommanddanten
  • kommandnaten
  • kommanndanten
  • kommnadanten
  • okmmandanten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkommandanten1kmomandanten2komamndanten2komandanten1kommadnanten2kommanadnten2kommandanetn2kommandannten1
Edit distance from "Kommandanten"

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 "Kommandanten"?
"Kommandanten" is spelled K-O-M-M-A-N-D-A-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmanˈdantn̩].
What does "Kommandanten" mean?
As a noun, "Kommandanten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kommandant
What words are commonly confused with "Kommandanten"?
"Kommandanten" is commonly confused with "Kommandant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kommandanten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommandanten" is [kɔmanˈdantn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommandanten" come from?
"Kommandanten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kommandanten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krankenwagen#17,346ideologische#17,330gegenwärtige#17,298eingestiegen#17,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

lebenslange17 variantsmisshandelt17 variantsmitzumachen17 variantsnatürliches17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list