Rekruten
[ʁeˈkʁuːtn̩]
The verdict
“Rekruten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,482
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rekrut
Corpus desk
Index DE-rekruten · Rekruten · German
Rekruten · rank #22,482 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,482
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH rekonstruieren
Nearest frequency peer: rekonstruieren (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Rekruten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Reiseziel
Reiseziel
77,522 corpus weight
- rekonstruie…
rekonstruieren
77,520 corpus weight
- Rekruten
Rekruten
77,519 corpus weight
- Ries
Ries
77,518 corpus weight
- rohe
rohe
77,517 corpus weight
- root
root
77,516 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Rekruten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rekruten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeˈkʁuːtn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,482 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rekruten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Rekruten (IPA [ʁeˈkʁuːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,482 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rekruten, with forms such as "erkruten", "rekkruten", and "rekrruten". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rekruten, spelled R-E-K-R-U-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rekrut
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rekrut
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Rekrut
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rekrut
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Rekrut
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rekrut
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Rekrut
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erkruten
- rekkruten
- rekrruten
- rekrtuen
- rekruetn
- rekrutenn
- rekrutne
- rekrutten
- rekurten
- rerkuten
- rkeruten
- rrekruten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rekruten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rekruten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.