stellten

/[ˈʃtɛltn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,389

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

stellten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stellen Pronounced [ˈʃtɛltn̩]. It ranks #4,389 in German word frequency. Often confused with stillen and Stollen.

Key facts for stellten
PropertyValue
Headwordstellten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɛltn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,389
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of stellten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for stellten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛltn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,389 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stellten, with forms such as "setllten", "sstellten", and "stelletn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "stillen", "Stollen", "Stetten", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is stellten, spelled S-T-E-L-L-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: setllten,sstellten,stelletn,stelltenn,stelltne,stelltten,stelten,steltlen,stlelten,sttellten,tsellten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for stellten

Misspelling Variants of "stellten"

setllten8sstellten9stelletn8stelltenn9stelltne8stelltten9stelten7steltlen8
Misspelling Variants of "stellten"

Frequency rank: #4,389 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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