quält

[kvɛːlt]

/[kvɛːlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“quält” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,340. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,340
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quälen

Corpus desk

Index DE-qualt · quält · German

quält · rank #28,340 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,340
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH päpstliche

Nearest frequency peer: päpstliche (-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 „quält“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „quält“ 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).

quält vs quasi
40% similar
quält vs Quark
20% similar
quält vs Quest
40% similar

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

Key facts for quält
PropertyValue
Headwordquält
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kvɛːlt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,340
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „quält“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).quältliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „päpstliche“ (#28,339), „radioaktive“ (#28,341), „Psychose“ (#28,338). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „quält“ bei #28,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quält (IPA [kvɛːlt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,340 among 216 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quält, with forms such as "qquält", "qulät", and "quällt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "quasi", "Quark", "Quest", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is quält, spelled Q-U-Ä-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quälen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quälen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quälen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qquält
  • qulät
  • quällt
  • quältt
  • quätl
  • qäult
  • uqält

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qquält1qulät2quällt1quältt1quätl2qäult2uqält2
Edit distance from "quält"

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 "quält"?
"quält" is spelled Q-U-Ä-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kvɛːlt].
What does "quält" mean?
As a verb, "quält" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quälen
What words are commonly confused with "quält"?
"quält" is commonly confused with "quasi", "Quark", "Quest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quält"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quält" is [kvɛːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quält" come from?
"quält" 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 "quält", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ringt#28,363robot#28,365misch#28,313rules#28,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Häupl7 variantsHummer7 variantsvader7 variantsweilt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list