suchten

[ˈzuːxtn̩]

/[ˈzuːxtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“suchten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,820
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-suchten · suchten · German

suchten · rank #7,820 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,820
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stau

Nearest frequency peer: Stau (-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 „suchten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „suchten“ 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).

suchten vs Suiten
57% similar
suchten vs süchtig
57% similar
suchten vs Suche
57% similar

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

Key facts for suchten
PropertyValue
Headwordsuchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzuːxtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,820
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „suchten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stau“ (#7,819), „Sun“ (#7,821), „speed“ (#7,818). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „suchten“ bei #7,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around suchten (IPA [ˈzuːxtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,820 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for suchten, with forms such as "scuhten", "ssuchten", and "succhten". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Suiten", "süchtig", "Suche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 suchten, spelled S-U-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • scuhten
  • ssuchten
  • succhten
  • suchetn
  • suchhten
  • suchtenn
  • suchtne
  • suchtten
  • sucthen
  • suhcten
  • uschten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

scuhten2ssuchten1succhten1suchetn2suchhten1suchtenn1suchtne2suchtten1
Edit distance from "suchten"

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 "suchten"?
"suchten" is spelled S-U-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːxtn̩].
What does "suchten" mean?
As a verb, "suchten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen
What words are commonly confused with "suchten"?
"suchten" is commonly confused with "Suiten", "süchtig", "Suche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suchten" is [ˈzuːxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suchten" come from?
"suchten" 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 "suchten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seltene#7,817Tomaten#7,826schadet#7,812Trailer#7,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Tragödie11 variantsPfosten11 variantsanfängt11 variantsauslösen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list