litten

[ˈlɪtn̩]

/[ˈlɪtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“litten” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,221
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-litten · litten · German

litten · rank #23,221 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,221
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Literaturwiss…

Nearest frequency peer: Literaturwissenschaft (-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 „litten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „litten“ 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).

litten vs lotte
67% similar
litten vs little
67% similar
litten vs Lüften
50% similar

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

Key facts for litten
PropertyValue
Headwordlitten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɪtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,221
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „litten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Literaturwissenschaft“ (#23,220), „LKWs“ (#23,222), „lightning“ (#23,219). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „litten“ bei #23,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around litten (IPA [ˈlɪtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,221 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for litten, with forms such as "iltten", "liten", and "litetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lotte", "little", "Lüften", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 litten, spelled L-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiden
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiden
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiden
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iltten
  • liten
  • litetn
  • littenn
  • littne
  • llitten
  • ltiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iltten2liten1litetn2littenn1littne2llitten1ltiten2
Edit distance from "litten"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lenkte#23,217lauern#23,210mehren#23,233Kolleg#23,200

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

LKWs7 variantsLauch7 variantsMoped7 variantsJammer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list