Pleiten

[ˈplaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈplaɪ̯tn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pleiten” is uncommon German (frequency #53,158 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,158
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-pleiten · Pleiten · German

Pleiten · rank #53,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,158
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plausch

Nearest frequency peer: Plausch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pleiten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pleiten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pleiten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pleiten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pleitenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plausch“ (#53,157), „poco“ (#53,159), „Plastikflaschen“ (#53,156). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pleiten“ bei #53,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pleiten is uncommon German at frequency #53,158 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pleiten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pleiten, spelled P-L-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Pleiten"?
"Pleiten" is spelled P-L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "Pleiten" mean?
As a noun, "Pleiten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pleite
How do you pronounce "Pleiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pleiten" is [ˈplaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pleiten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Plausch#53,157Quallen#53,170pasteur#53,144pachten#53,139

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list