Talent

[taˈlɛnt]

/[taˈlɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Talent” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,163
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die außerordentliche Begabung einer Person in einem bestimmten Gebiet

Corpus desk

Index DE-talent · Talent · German

Talent · rank #4,163 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,163
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stuhl

Nearest frequency peer: Stuhl (-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 „Talent“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Talent“ 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).

Talent vs Taten
67% similar
Talent vs Taler
67% similar
Talent vs Tales
67% similar

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

Key facts for Talent
PropertyValue
HeadwordTalent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taˈlɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,163
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Talent“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stuhl“ (#4,162), „Tickets“ (#4,164), „Streifen“ (#4,161). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Talent“ bei #4,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Talent (IPA [taˈlɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,163 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Talent, with forms such as "atlent", "taelnt", and "talennt". 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, "Taten", "Taler", "Tales", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Talent, spelled T-A-L-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die außerordentliche Begabung einer Person in einem bestimmten Gebiet
  2. 2
    ein Mensch mit außerordentlicher Begabung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Talent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Man muss sein Talent für das Musizieren unbedingt fördern.
  2. „Ich kam mit keinem Talent auf die Welt.“

Synonyms

BegabungGabeKönnenGenieKoryphäe

This word in other languages

talent(English)habilidad(Español)talent(Français)talento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atlent
  • taelnt
  • talennt
  • talentt
  • taletn
  • tallent
  • talnet
  • tlaent
  • ttalent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Talent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atlent2taelnt2talennt1talentt1taletn2tallent1talnet2tlaent2
Edit distance from "Talent"

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 "Talent"?
"Talent" is spelled T-A-L-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [taˈlɛnt].
What does "Talent" mean?
As a noun, "Talent" means: die außerordentliche Begabung einer Person in einem bestimmten Gebiet
What words are commonly confused with "Talent"?
"Talent" is commonly confused with "Taten", "Taler", "Tales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Talent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Talent" is [taˈlɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Talent" come from?
"Talent" 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 "Talent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

senden#4,159wetten#4,171wonach#4,172reiche#4,153

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Zinsen9 variantsMengen9 variantsdecken9 variantsderart9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list