Mythen

[ˈmyːtn̩]

/[ˈmyːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mythen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,100
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mythos

Corpus desk

Index DE-mythen · Mythen · German

Mythen · rank #11,100 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,100
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muttersprache

Nearest frequency peer: Muttersprache (-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 „Mythen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mythen“ 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).

Mythen vs Mythos
67% similar
Mythen vs Mathe
67% similar
Mythen vs Mühen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Mythen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMythen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmyːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,100
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mythen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Muttersprache“ (#11,099), „nachweislich“ (#11,101), „much“ (#11,098). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mythen“ bei #11,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Mythen (IPA [ˈmyːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,100 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mythen, with forms such as "mmythen", "mtyhen", and "myhten". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Mythos", "Mathe", "Mühen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mythen, spelled M-Y-T-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mythos
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mythos
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mythos
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Mythos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmythen
  • mtyhen
  • myhten
  • mytehn
  • mythenn
  • mythhen
  • mythne
  • mytthen
  • myythen
  • ymthen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmythen1mtyhen2myhten2mytehn2mythenn1mythhen1mythne2mytthen1
Edit distance from "Mythen"

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 "Mythen"?
"Mythen" is spelled M-Y-T-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmyːtn̩].
What does "Mythen" mean?
As a noun, "Mythen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mythos
What words are commonly confused with "Mythen"?
"Mythen" is commonly confused with "Mythos", "Mathe", "Mühen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mythen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mythen" is [ˈmyːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mythen" come from?
"Mythen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Notruf#11,106Passiv#11,109leiser#11,087Lampen#11,083

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

notiert10 variantsStadien10 variantsAttacken10 variantsDämonen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list