paddeln
[ˈpadl̩n]
The verdict
“paddeln” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,497
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Boot (speziell ein Paddelboot) im Wasser durch Bewegungen eines Ruderblattes (eines Paddels) vorwärts bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-paddeln · paddeln · German
paddeln · rank #45,497 · 9 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,497
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Outs
Nearest frequency peer: Outs (-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 „paddeln“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- orgeln
orgeln
54,507 corpus weight
- Originaltext
Originaltext
54,506 corpus weight
- Outs
Outs
54,505 corpus weight
- paddeln
paddeln
54,504 corpus weight
- Parallelwelt
Parallelwelt
54,503 corpus weight
- Parkanlage
Parkanlage
54,502 corpus weight
What this shows „paddeln“ 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paddeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpadl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #45,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „paddeln“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around paddeln (IPA [ˈpadl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,497 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for paddeln, with forms such as "apddeln", "paddelln", and "paddelnn". 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, "pendeln", "Pappeln", "Paddel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is paddeln, spelled P-A-D-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1ein Boot (speziell ein Paddelboot) im Wasser durch Bewegungen eines Ruderblattes (eines Paddels) vorwärts bewegen
- 2die Arme und Beine hin und her und auf und ab bewegen, (um im Wasser nicht unterzugehen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paddeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je mehr man paddelt, desto besser beherrscht man die Technik.
Sonja strampelt und paddelt und hofft so, irgendwie bald ans Ufer zu gelangen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apddeln
- paddelln
- paddelnn
- paddenl
- paddlen
- padedln
- padeln
- pdadeln
- ppaddeln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paddeln - 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.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paddeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).