retteten

/[ˈʁɛtətn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,161

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

retteten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten Pronounced [ˈʁɛtətn̩]. Often confused with Retten and rettet.

Key facts for retteten
PropertyValue
Headwordretteten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛtətn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,161
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for retteten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛtətn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,161 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for retteten, with forms such as "ertteten", "reteten", and "retetten". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Retten", "rettet", "rettete", 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 retteten, spelled R-E-T-T-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ertteten,reteten,retetten,retteetn,rettetenn,rettetne,rettetten,rettteen,rretteten,rteteten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for retteten

Misspelling Variants of "retteten"

ertteten8reteten7retetten8retteetn8rettetenn9rettetne8rettetten9rettteen8
Misspelling Variants of "retteten"

Frequency rank: #37,161 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retteten"?
"retteten" is spelled R-E-T-T-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtətn̩].
What does "retteten" mean?
As a verb, "retteten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs retten
What words are commonly confused with "retteten"?
"retteten" is commonly confused with "Retten", "rettet", "rettete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retteten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retteten" is [ˈʁɛtətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retteten" come from?
"retteten" 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.