Patenten

[paˈtɛntn̩]

/[paˈtɛntn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Patenten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,191
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-patenten · Patenten · German

Patenten · rank #46,191 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,191
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Papua

Nearest frequency peer: Papua (-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 „Patenten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Patenten“ 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).

Patenten vs Patienten
89% similar
Patenten vs Patientin
78% similar
Patenten vs patent
63% similar

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

Key facts for Patenten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatenten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈtɛntn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,191
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Patenten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Patentenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Papua“ (#46,190), „pants“ (#46,189), „Paywall“ (#46,193). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patenten“ bei #46,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Patenten (IPA [paˈtɛntn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,191 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patent".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patenten, with forms such as "aptenten", "paetnten", and "patenetn". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Patienten", "Patientin", "patent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Patenten, spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patent

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptenten
  • paetnten
  • patenetn
  • patennten
  • patentenn
  • patentne
  • patentten
  • patetnen
  • patneten
  • pattenten
  • ppatenten
  • ptaenten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptenten2paetnten2patenetn2patennten1patentenn1patentne2patentten1patetnen2
Edit distance from "Patenten"

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 "Patenten"?
"Patenten" is spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈtɛntn̩].
What does "Patenten" mean?
As a noun, "Patenten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patent
What words are commonly confused with "Patenten"?
"Patenten" is commonly confused with "Patienten", "Patientin", "patent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Patenten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Patenten" is [paˈtɛntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Patenten" come from?
"Patenten" 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 "Patenten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfarramt#46,200Pinnwand#46,205modulare#46,154Reisebus#46,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Normannen12 variantsSchland12 variantsluxuriöse12 variantsLandtage12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list