sammelte

[ˈzaml̩tə]

/[ˈzaml̩tə]/ verb

The verdict

“sammelte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,523
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sammelte vs sammle
75% similar
sammelte vs sammelten
89% similar
sammelte vs sammel
75% similar

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

Key facts for sammelte
PropertyValue
Headwordsammelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaml̩tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,523
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sammelte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sammelte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sammelte (IPA [ˈzaml̩tə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,523 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sammelte, with forms such as "asmmelte", "samelte", and "samemlte". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "sammle", "sammelten", "sammel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sammelte, spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asmmelte,samelte,samemlte,sammelet,sammellte,sammeltte,sammetle,sammlete,smamelte,ssammelte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asmmelte2samelte1samemlte2sammelet2sammellte1sammeltte1sammetle2sammlete2
Edit distance from "sammelte"

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 "sammelte"?
"sammelte" is spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaml̩tə].
What does "sammelte" mean?
As a verb, "sammelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sammeln
What words are commonly confused with "sammelte"?
"sammelte" is commonly confused with "sammle", "sammelten", "sammel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sammelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sammelte" is [ˈzaml̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sammelte" come from?
"sammelte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sammelte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-M-M-E-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaml̩tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sammle” - see the side-by-side comparison. sammelte vs sammle
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list