promoten

[pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tn̩]

/[pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“promoten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,925
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Produkt oder eine Idee bewerben

Corpus desk

Index DE-promoten · promoten · German

promoten · rank #46,925 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,925
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prokurist

Nearest frequency peer: Prokurist (-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 „promoten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „promoten“ 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).

promoten vs Pronomen
63% similar
promoten vs Promoter
75% similar
promoten vs Protonen
63% similar

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

Key facts for promoten
PropertyValue
Headwordpromoten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,925
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „promoten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).promotenliegt 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: „Prokurist“ (#46,924), „Proton“ (#46,926), „Problemstellungen“ (#46,923). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „promoten“ bei #46,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around promoten (IPA [pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,925 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 promoten, with forms such as "pormoten", "ppromoten", and "prmooten". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Pronomen", "Promoter", "Protonen", and more, 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 promoten, spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Produkt oder eine Idee bewerben
  2. 2
    beruflich Werbung für ein Produkt oder eine Dienstleistung betreiben, als Promoter tätig sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie sind zu Gast in Berlin, wo sie ihren neuesten Film promoten.
  2. „Er hat uns auch ein wenig in seinem Bekanntenkreis promotet.“

Antonyms

in der Luft zerreißenkritisieren

This word in other languages

promote(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormoten
  • ppromoten
  • prmooten
  • prommoten
  • promoetn
  • promotenn
  • promotne
  • promotten
  • promtoen
  • proomten
  • prromoten
  • rpomoten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of promoten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pormoten2ppromoten1prmooten2prommoten1promoetn2promotenn1promotne2promotten1
Edit distance from "promoten"

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 "promoten"?
"promoten" is spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tn̩].
What does "promoten" mean?
As a verb, "promoten" means: ein Produkt oder eine Idee bewerben
What words are commonly confused with "promoten"?
"promoten" is commonly confused with "Pronomen", "Promoter", "Protonen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "promoten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promoten" is [pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promoten" come from?
"promoten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

plädiere#46,914patriots#46,904Pantheon#46,899Schauder#46,956

Similar misspelling depth

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

paintball12 variantsSauerteig12 variantsOrangerie12 variantsSchlick12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list