Rittern

[ˈʁɪtɐn]

/[ˈʁɪtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rittern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,417
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ritter

Corpus desk

Index DE-rittern · Rittern · German

Rittern · rank #35,417 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,417
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rigoros

Nearest frequency peer: rigoros (-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 „Rittern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rittern“ 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).

Rittern vs ritzen
57% similar
Rittern vs rotten
57% similar
Rittern vs rütteln
57% similar

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

Key facts for Rittern
PropertyValue
HeadwordRittern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪtɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,417
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rittern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rigoros“ (#35,416), „rivers“ (#35,418), „Rheinufer“ (#35,415). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rittern“ bei #35,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Rittern (IPA [ˈʁɪtɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,417 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ritter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rittern, with forms such as "irttern", "ritern", and "ritetrn". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "ritzen", "rotten", "rütteln", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Rittern, spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ritter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irttern
  • ritern
  • ritetrn
  • rittenr
  • ritternn
  • ritterrn
  • rittren
  • rrittern
  • rtitern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rittern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irttern2ritern1ritetrn2rittenr2ritternn1ritterrn1rittren2rrittern1
Edit distance from "Rittern"

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 "Rittern"?
"Rittern" is spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪtɐn].
What does "Rittern" mean?
As a noun, "Rittern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ritter
What words are commonly confused with "Rittern"?
"Rittern" is commonly confused with "ritzen", "rotten", "rütteln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rittern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rittern" is [ˈʁɪtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rittern" come from?
"Rittern" 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 "Rittern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rigoros#35,416Rosalie#35,424Rundweg#35,425Schippe#35,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rivers9 variantspusten9 variantsSlawen9 variantsSpanner9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list