Patienten

[paˈt͡si̯ɛntn̩]

/[paˈt͡si̯ɛntn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Patienten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,304. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,304
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Patient

Corpus desk

Index DE-patienten · Patienten · German

Patienten · rank #1,304 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,304
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH möglichst

Nearest frequency peer: möglichst (-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 „Patienten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Patienten“ 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).

Patienten vs Patientin
89% similar
Patienten vs Patient
78% similar
Patienten vs patente
67% similar

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

Key facts for Patienten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatienten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈt͡si̯ɛntn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,304
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Patienten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Patientenliegt 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: „möglichst“ (#1,303), „persönlich“ (#1,305), „schlafen“ (#1,306). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patienten“ bei #1,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Patienten (IPA [paˈt͡si̯ɛntn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,304 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patienten, with forms such as "aptienten", "paitenten", and "pateinten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Patientin", "Patient", "patente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Patienten, spelled P-A-T-I-E-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Patient
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Patient
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Patient
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Patient
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Patient
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patient
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Patient

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptienten
  • paitenten
  • pateinten
  • patienetn
  • patiennten
  • patientenn
  • patientne
  • patientten
  • patietnen
  • patineten
  • pattienten
  • ppatienten
  • ptaienten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Patienten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aptienten2paitenten2pateinten2patienetn2patiennten1patientenn1patientne2patientten1
Edit distance from "Patienten"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

möglichst#1,303verbunden#1,309irgendwas#1,297aktuellen#1,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schlafen13 variantsbesondere13 variantsgeschafft13 variantsKilometer13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list