Poeten
[poˈeːtn̩]
The verdict
“Poeten” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,855. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,855
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Poet
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poeten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈeːtn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #34,855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Poeten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Poeten (IPA [poˈeːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,855 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Poeten, with forms such as "opeten", "peoten", and "poeetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Polen", "poste", "Posen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Poeten, spelled P-O-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Poet
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Poet
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Poet
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Poet
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Poet
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Poet
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Poet
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opeten,peoten,poeetn,poetenn,poetne,poetten,poteen,ppoeten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Poeten - 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.
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 “Poeten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-E-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈeːtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Polen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Poeten vs Polen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.