radeln

/[ˈʁaːdl̩n]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,469

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

radeln is aGermanverb. It means: Fahrrad fahren Pronounced [ˈʁaːdl̩n]. Often confused with reden and raten.

Key facts for radeln
PropertyValue
Headwordradeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaːdl̩n]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,469
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of radeln in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for radeln is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaːdl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,469 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for radeln, with forms such as "ardeln", "raddeln", and "radelln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "reden", "raten", "Rasen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is radeln, spelled R-A-D-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrrad fahren
  2. 2
    mit dem Fahrrad in eine bestimmte Richtung oder an einen bestimmten Ort fahren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ardeln,raddeln,radelln,radelnn,radenl,radlen,raedln,rdaeln,rradeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for radeln

Misspelling Variants of "radeln"

ardeln6raddeln7radelln7radelnn7radenl6radlen6raedln6rdaeln6
Misspelling Variants of "radeln"

Frequency rank: #24,469 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radeln"?
"radeln" is spelled R-A-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːdl̩n].
What does "radeln" mean?
As a verb, "radeln" means: Fahrrad fahren
What words are commonly confused with "radeln"?
"radeln" is commonly confused with "reden", "raten", "Rasen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "radeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radeln" is [ˈʁaːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "radeln" come from?
"radeln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.