Patrouillen

[paˈtʁʊljən]

/[paˈtʁʊljən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Patrouillen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,905
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-patrouillen · Patrouillen · German

Patrouillen · rank #46,905 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,905
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH patriots

Nearest frequency peer: patriots (-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 „Patrouillen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Patrouillen“ 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).

Patrouillen vs Patrouille
91% similar

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

Key facts for Patrouillen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatrouillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈtʁʊljən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,905
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Patrouillen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Patrouillenliegt 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: „patriots“ (#46,904), „peaks“ (#46,906), „Pensionisten“ (#46,907). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patrouillen“ bei #46,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Patrouillen (IPA [paˈtʁʊljən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,905 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patrouillen, with forms such as "aptrouillen", "partouillen", and "patoruillen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Patrouille", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Patrouillen, spelled P-A-T-R-O-U-I-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Patrouille
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Patrouille
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patrouille
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Patrouille

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptrouillen
  • partouillen
  • patoruillen
  • patroiullen
  • patrouileln
  • patrouilen
  • patrouillenn
  • patrouillne
  • patroulilen
  • patrrouillen
  • patruoillen
  • pattrouillen
  • ppatrouillen
  • ptarouillen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptrouillen2partouillen2patoruillen2patroiullen2patrouileln2patrouilen1patrouillenn1patrouillne2
Edit distance from "Patrouillen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nichtigkeit#46,883Radikalität#46,932Regenfällen#46,937nachzusehen#46,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Plastiken14 variantsPowerbank14 variantsProkurist14 variantsNebensatz14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list