Referate

[ʁefəˈʁaːtə]

/[ʁefəˈʁaːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Referate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,580
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Referat

Corpus desk

Index DE-referate · Referate · German

Referate · rank #36,580 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,580
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsruck

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsruck (-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 „Referate“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Referate“ 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).

Referate vs Referat
88% similar

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

Key facts for Referate
PropertyValue
HeadwordReferate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁefəˈʁaːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,580
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Referate“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Referateliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rechtsruck“ (#36,579), „reference“ (#36,581), „reges“ (#36,582). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Referate“ bei #36,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Referate (IPA [ʁefəˈʁaːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,580 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Referate, with forms such as "erferate", "reefrate", and "refearte". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Referat", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Referate, spelled R-E-F-E-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Referat
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Referat
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Referat
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Referat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erferate
  • reefrate
  • refearte
  • referaet
  • referatte
  • referrate
  • refertae
  • refferate
  • refreate
  • rfeerate
  • rreferate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erferate2reefrate2refearte2referaet2referatte1referrate1refertae2refferate1
Edit distance from "Referate"

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 "Referate"?
"Referate" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁefəˈʁaːtə].
What does "Referate" mean?
As a noun, "Referate" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Referat
What words are commonly confused with "Referate"?
"Referate" is commonly confused with "Referat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Referate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Referate" is [ʁefəˈʁaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Referate" come from?
"Referate" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rathenow#36,576Rasierer#36,573prägnant#36,563Rückwand#36,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

naschen11 variantsmurmeln11 variantsSultans11 variantsmercury11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list