möchtest
[ˈmœçtəst]
The verdict
“möchtest” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,459
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs mögen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mochtest · möchtest · German
möchtest · rank #2,459 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,459
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH Moskau
Nearest frequency peer: Moskau (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “möchtest”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mord
Mord
97,544 corpus weight
- Moskau
Moskau
97,543 corpus weight
- möchtest
möchtest
97,542 corpus weight
- oberen
oberen
97,541 corpus weight
- ohnehin
ohnehin
97,540 corpus weight
- Personal
Personal
97,539 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “möchtest” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | möchtest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmœçtəst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,459 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “möchtest” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around möchtest (IPA [ˈmœçtəst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,459 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs mögen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for möchtest, with forms such as "mcöhtest", "mmöchtest", and "möcchtest". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "möchtet", "möchte", "möchten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is möchtest, spelled M-Ö-C-H-T-E-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs mögen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mcöhtest
- mmöchtest
- möcchtest
- möchetst
- möchhtest
- möchtesst
- möchtestt
- möchtets
- möchtset
- möchttest
- möcthest
- möhctest
- ömchtest
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of möchtest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "möchtest", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.