privaten

[pʁiˈvaːtn̩]

/[pʁiˈvaːtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“privaten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,215
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs privat

Corpus desk

Index DE-privaten · privaten · German

privaten · rank #2,215 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,215
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH persönlichen

Nearest frequency peer: persönlichen (-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 „privaten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „privaten“ 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).

privaten vs privater
88% similar
privaten vs privates
88% similar
privaten vs Privatjet
67% similar

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

Key facts for privaten
PropertyValue
Headwordprivaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁiˈvaːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,215
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „privaten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.privatenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „persönlichen“ (#2,214), „Präsidenten“ (#2,216), „offenen“ (#2,213). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „privaten“ bei #2,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around privaten (IPA [pʁiˈvaːtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,215 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for privaten, with forms such as "pirvaten", "pprivaten", and "priavten". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "privater", "privates", "Privatjet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is privaten, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs privat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirvaten
  • pprivaten
  • priavten
  • privaetn
  • privatenn
  • privatne
  • privatten
  • privtaen
  • privvaten
  • prrivaten
  • prviaten
  • rpivaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pirvaten2pprivaten1priavten2privaetn2privatenn1privatne2privatten1privtaen2
Edit distance from "privaten"

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 "privaten"?
"privaten" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈvaːtn̩].
What does "privaten" mean?
As an adjective, "privaten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs privat
What words are commonly confused with "privaten"?
"privaten" is commonly confused with "privater", "privates", "Privatjet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "privaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "privaten" is [pʁiˈvaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "privaten" come from?
"privaten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list