Plattdeutsch
[ˈplatdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ]
The verdict
“Plattdeutsch” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,049
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine westgermanische Sprache gesprochen südlich der Küsten der Nord- und Ostsee, sowie bei Exilanten in Amerika und Osteuropa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Plattdeutsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplatdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #42,049 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Plattdeutsch” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Plattdeutsch (IPA [ˈplatdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,049 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine westgermanische Sprache gesprochen südlich der Küsten der Nord- und Ostsee, sowie bei Exilanten in Amerika und Osteuropa".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Plattdeutsch, with forms such as "lpattdeutsch", "palttdeutsch", and "platdeutsch". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Plattdeutsch, spelled P-L-A-T-T-D-E-U-T-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine westgermanische Sprache gesprochen südlich der Küsten der Nord- und Ostsee, sowie bei Exilanten in Amerika und Osteuropa
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lpattdeutsch
- palttdeutsch
- platdeutsch
- platdteutsch
- plattddeutsch
- plattdetusch
- plattdeustch
- plattdeutcsh
- plattdeutscch
- plattdeutschh
- plattdeutshc
- plattdeutssch
- plattdeuttsch
- plattduetsch
- plattedutsch
- pllattdeutsch
- pltatdeutsch
- pplattdeutsch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Plattdeutsch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Plattdeutsch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-L-A-T-T-D-E-U-T-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈplatdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.