Literaten

Name: Literaten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[lɪtəˈʁaːtn̩]

/[lɪtəˈʁaːtn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Literaten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,062
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-literaten · Literaten · German

Literaten · rank #37,062 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,062
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Litauischen

Nearest frequency peer: Litauischen (-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.

lieblich

62,943
liiert

62,941
Litauischen

62,940
Literaten

62,939
lukrativ

62,938
lächerlicher

62,936

What this shows „Literaten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Literaten vs Literatur

78% similar

Literaten vs Liberalen

78% similar

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

Key facts for Literaten
Property	Value
Headword	Literaten
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[lɪtəˈʁaːtn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#37,062
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Literaten“

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

#37,062

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Litauischen“ (#37,061), „lukrativ“ (#37,063), „liiert“ (#37,060). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Literaten“ bei #37,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Literaten (IPA [lɪtəˈʁaːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,062 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Literaten, with forms such as "ilteraten", "lietraten", and "litearten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Literatur", "Liberalen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Literaten, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ilteraten
lietraten
litearten
literaetn
literatenn
literatne
literatten
literraten
litertaen
litreaten
litteraten
lliteraten
ltieraten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Literaten"

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 "Literaten"?

"Literaten" is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪtəˈʁaːtn̩].

What does "Literaten" mean?

As a noun, "Literaten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Literat

What words are commonly confused with "Literaten"?

"Literaten" is commonly confused with "Literatur", "Liberalen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Literaten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Literaten" is [lɪtəˈʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Literaten" come from?

"Literaten" 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 "Literaten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lehrenden#37,051 Ladekabel#37,043 Krawatten#37,033 kompakter#37,027

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Lichtern13 variants Klempner13 variants Kehrseite13 variants gewichtet13 variants