Straftaten

Name: Straftaten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːtən]

/[ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːtən]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Straftaten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,007
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-straftaten · Straftaten · German

Straftaten · rank #6,007 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #6,007
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH starkes

Nearest frequency peer: starkes (-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.

Sohnes

93,997
Sparkasse

93,996
starkes

93,995
Straftaten

93,994
Stufen

93,993
Störungen

93,992

What this shows „Straftaten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Straftaten vs Straftäter

80% similar

Straftaten vs Straftätern

82% similar

Straftaten vs Straftat

80% similar

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

Key facts for Straftaten
Property	Value
Headword	Straftaten
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːtən]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#6,007
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Straftaten“

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

#6,007

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „starkes“ (#6,006), „Stufen“ (#6,008), „Sparkasse“ (#6,005). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Straftaten“ bei #6,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Straftaten (IPA [ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːtən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,007 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Straftaten, with forms such as "srtaftaten", "sstraftaten", and "starftaten". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Straftäter", "Straftätern", "Straftat", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Straftaten, spelled S-T-R-A-F-T-A-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Straftat
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Straftat
3
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Straftat
4
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Straftat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

srtaftaten
sstraftaten
starftaten
strafatten
strafftaten
straftaetn
straftatenn
straftatne
straftatten
strafttaen
strafttaten
stratfaten
strfataten
strraftaten
sttraftaten
tsraftaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Straftaten"

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 "Straftaten"?

"Straftaten" is spelled S-T-R-A-F-T-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːtən].

What does "Straftaten" mean?

As a noun, "Straftaten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Straftat

What words are commonly confused with "Straftaten"?

"Straftaten" is commonly confused with "Straftäter", "Straftätern", "Straftat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Straftaten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Straftaten" is [ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːtən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Straftaten" come from?

"Straftaten" 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 "Straftaten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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