plaudern

[ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]

/[ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“plaudern” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,025
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich ungezwungen unterhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-plaudern · plaudern · German

plaudern · rank #20,025 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,025
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pier

Nearest frequency peer: Pier (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “plaudern”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “plaudern” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

plaudern vs Plauen
63% similar
plaudern vs plündern
75% similar
plaudern vs plaudert
88% similar

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

Key facts for plaudern
PropertyValue
Headwordplaudern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,025
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “plaudern” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).plaudernliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Pier“ (#20,024), „philosophisch“ (#20,023), „preiswert“ (#20,027). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around plaudern (IPA [ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,025 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for plaudern, with forms such as "lpaudern", "paludern", and "pladuern". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Plauen", "plündern", "plaudert", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is plaudern, spelled P-L-A-U-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich ungezwungen unterhalten
  2. 2
    (unbedacht) ein Wissen, das man für sich behalten sollte, weitergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plaudern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie plauderten über dies und das.
  2. „Manchmal plaudere ich mit den Verkäufern, wenn ich mir in Kreuzberg einen Döner kaufe.“

This word in other languages

chat(English)charlar(Español)discuter(Français)palestrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpaudern
  • paludern
  • pladuern
  • plauddern
  • plaudenr
  • plaudernn
  • plauderrn
  • plaudren
  • plauedrn
  • pllaudern
  • pluadern
  • pplaudern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpaudern2paludern2pladuern2plauddern1plaudenr2plaudernn1plauderrn1plaudren2
Edit distance from "plaudern"

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 "plaudern"?
"plaudern" is spelled P-L-A-U-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplaʊ̯dɐn].
What does "plaudern" mean?
As a verb, "plaudern" means: sich ungezwungen unterhalten
What words are commonly confused with "plaudern"?
"plaudern" is commonly confused with "Plauen", "plündern", "plaudert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plaudern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaudern" is [ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaudern" come from?
"plaudern" 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 "plaudern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Passiven#20,021Richters#20,040Moleküle#20,006Michigan#20,003

Similar misspelling depth

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

schossen12 variantslockeren12 variantsliebevolle12 variantsleibliche12 variants

What to do next

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  • "plaudern" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Plauen". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #20,025 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list