Patronen

[ˌpaˈtʁoːnən]

/[ˌpaˈtʁoːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Patronen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,017
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-patronen · Patronen · German

Patronen · rank #21,017 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,017
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH parts

Nearest frequency peer: parts (-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 „Patronen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Patronen“ 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).

Patronen vs patron
63% similar
Patronen vs Parolen
75% similar
Patronen vs Patrone
88% similar

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

Key facts for Patronen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatronen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpaˈtʁoːnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,017
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Patronen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „parts“ (#21,016), „Personalausweis“ (#21,018), „Pappe“ (#21,015). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patronen“ bei #21,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Patronen (IPA [ˌpaˈtʁoːnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,017 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patron".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patronen, with forms such as "aptronen", "partonen", and "patornen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "patron", "Parolen", "Patrone", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Patronen, spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patron

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptronen
  • partonen
  • patornen
  • patrnoen
  • patroenn
  • patronenn
  • patronne
  • patronnen
  • patrronen
  • pattronen
  • ppatronen
  • ptaronen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptronen2partonen2patornen2patrnoen2patroenn2patronenn1patronne2patronnen1
Edit distance from "Patronen"

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 "Patronen"?
"Patronen" is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpaˈtʁoːnən].
What does "Patronen" mean?
As a noun, "Patronen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patron
What words are commonly confused with "Patronen"?
"Patronen" is commonly confused with "patron", "Parolen", "Patrone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Patronen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Patronen" is [ˌpaˈtʁoːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Patronen" come from?
"Patronen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

papieren#21,014Ortskern#21,012Pinguine#21,023Pistolen#21,024

Similar misspelling depth

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

mitgehen12 variantsKreistag12 variantsKommunist12 variantssinkende12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list