spielten

[ˈʃpiːltn̩]

/[ˈʃpiːltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“spielten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,464
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielten · spielten · German

spielten · rank #4,464 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,464
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwestern

Nearest frequency peer: Schwestern (-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 „spielten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spielten“ 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).

spielten vs Spiele
63% similar
spielten vs spielt
75% similar
spielten vs selten
75% similar

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

Key facts for spielten
PropertyValue
Headwordspielten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpiːltn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,464
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spielten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spieltenliegt 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: „Schwestern“ (#4,463), „Stephan“ (#4,465), „schlicht“ (#4,462). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spielten“ bei #4,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around spielten (IPA [ˈʃpiːltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,464 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for spielten, with forms such as "psielten", "sipelten", and "speilten". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Spiele", "spielt", "selten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is spielten, spelled S-P-I-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psielten
  • sipelten
  • speilten
  • spieletn
  • spiellten
  • spieltenn
  • spieltne
  • spieltten
  • spietlen
  • spileten
  • sppielten
  • sspielten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psielten2sipelten2speilten2spieletn2spiellten1spieltenn1spieltne2spieltten1
Edit distance from "spielten"

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 "spielten"?
"spielten" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːltn̩].
What does "spielten" mean?
As a verb, "spielten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spielen
What words are commonly confused with "spielten"?
"spielten" is commonly confused with "Spiele", "spielt", "selten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spielten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spielten" is [ˈʃpiːltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spielten" come from?
"spielten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlicht#4,462Tübingen#4,471Vielzahl#4,474zustande#4,481

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Lehrerin12 variantsanmelden12 variantsGebühren12 variantsFinanzen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list