Ritten

[ˈʁɪtn̩]

/[ˈʁɪtn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Ritten” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,597
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gemeinde in Südtirol

Corpus desk

Index DE-ritten · Ritten · German

Ritten · rank #39,597 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,597
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH riskante

Nearest frequency peer: riskante (-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 „Ritten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ritten“ 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).

Ritten vs roten
50% similar
Ritten vs Ritter
83% similar
Ritten vs Routen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Ritten
PropertyValue
HeadwordRitten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁɪtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,597
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ritten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rittenliegt 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: „riskante“ (#39,596), „resource“ (#39,595), „Runge“ (#39,599). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ritten“ bei #39,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Ritten (IPA [ˈʁɪtn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,597 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Gemeinde in Südtirol".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ritten, with forms such as "irtten", "ritetn", and "rittenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roten", "Ritter", "Routen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ritten, spelled R-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gemeinde in Südtirol

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ritten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Ritten ist landwirtschaftlich geprägt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irtten
  • ritetn
  • rittenn
  • rittne
  • rritten
  • rtiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irtten2ritetn2rittenn1rittne2rritten1rtiten2
Edit distance from "Ritten"

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 "Ritten"?
"Ritten" is spelled R-I-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪtn̩].
What does "Ritten" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ritten" means: eine Gemeinde in Südtirol
What words are commonly confused with "Ritten"?
"Ritten" is commonly confused with "roten", "Ritter", "Routen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ritten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ritten" is [ˈʁɪtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ritten" come from?
"Ritten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ramses#39,586Schill#39,612prekär#39,576prallt#39,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Saite6 variantssort6 variantstron6 variantsliken6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list