neigten
[ˈnaɪ̯ktn̩]
The verdict
“neigten” is uncommon German (frequency #78,335 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,335
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs neigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-neigten · neigten · German
neigten · rank #78,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,335
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Netzabdeckung
Nearest frequency peer: Netzabdeckung (+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 “neigten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Naturrecht
Naturrecht
21,669 corpus weight
- naturwissen…
naturwissenschaftliches
21,668 corpus weight
- neigten
neigten
21,666 corpus weight
- Netzabdecku…
Netzabdeckung
21,665 corpus weight
- neune
neune
21,664 corpus weight
- Newtons
Newtons
21,663 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neigten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neigten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaɪ̯ktn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #78,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neigten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neigten is uncommon German at frequency #78,335 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaɪ̯ktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
neigten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is neigten, spelled N-E-I-G-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs neigen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs neigen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs neigen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs neigen
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.