schenkten

[ˈʃɛŋktn̩]

/[ˈʃɛŋktn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schenkten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,387
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schenkten · schenkten · German

schenkten · rank #38,387 · 15 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,387
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scheibenwisch…

Nearest frequency peer: Scheibenwischer (-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 „schenkten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schenkten“ 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).

schenkten vs Schinken
67% similar
schenkten vs schönsten
78% similar
schenkten vs schickten
78% similar

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

Key facts for schenkten
PropertyValue
Headwordschenkten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃɛŋktn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,387
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schenkten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schenktenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Scheibenwischer“ (#38,386), „Schergen“ (#38,388), „Schah“ (#38,385). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schenkten“ bei #38,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schenkten (IPA [ˈʃɛŋktn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,387 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schenkten, with forms such as "cshenkten", "scchenkten", and "scehnkten". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Schinken", "schönsten", "schickten", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schenkten, spelled S-C-H-E-N-K-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshenkten
  • scchenkten
  • scehnkten
  • scheknten
  • schenketn
  • schenkkten
  • schenktenn
  • schenktne
  • schenktten
  • schennkten
  • schentken
  • schhenkten
  • schnekten
  • shcenkten
  • sschenkten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshenkten2scchenkten1scehnkten2scheknten2schenketn2schenkkten1schenktenn1schenktne2
Edit distance from "schenkten"

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 "schenkten"?
"schenkten" is spelled S-C-H-E-N-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛŋktn̩].
What does "schenkten" mean?
As a verb, "schenkten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schenken
What words are commonly confused with "schenkten"?
"schenkten" is commonly confused with "Schinken", "schönsten", "schickten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schenkten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schenkten" is [ˈʃɛŋktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schenkten" come from?
"schenkten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reisezeit#38,366sinkender#38,412Skifahrer#38,415smoothies#38,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Signaturen15 variantsTerrorgruppe15 variantsnumerische15 variantsungewohnte15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list