Tatbestand

[ˈtaːtbəˌʃtant]

/[ˈtaːtbəˌʃtant]/ noun

The verdict

“Tatbestand” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,720
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Gesetz festgelegte Merkmale für eine bestimmte Handlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-tatbestand · Tatbestand · German

Tatbestand · rank #18,720 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,720
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taktische

Nearest frequency peer: taktische (-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 „Tatbestand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tatbestand
PropertyValue
HeadwordTatbestand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaːtbəˌʃtant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,720
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tatbestand“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tatbestandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „taktische“ (#18,719), „teuersten“ (#18,721), „Tabellenplatz“ (#18,718). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tatbestand“ bei #18,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Tatbestand (IPA [ˈtaːtbəˌʃtant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,720 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tatbestand, with forms such as "attbestand", "tabtestand", and "tatbbestand". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tatbestand, spelled T-A-T-B-E-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Gesetz festgelegte Merkmale für eine bestimmte Handlung
  2. 2
    die feststehenden Tatsachen eines bestimmten Ereignisses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er weigerte sich, über den Tatbestand eine Aussage ohne seinen Anwalt zu machen.
  2. „Für den gleichen Tatbestand war auch die Einstellung der Schüler zur Unterrichtsmethodik typisch: Sie sprachen sich in großer Mehrheit für eine mehr traditionelle Form des Fachunterrichts aus, in dem der Lehrer als unterrichtende Fachkraft auftritt, und waren überwiegend gegen Arbeitsgemeinschaften und freiere Formen des Unterrichtens.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • attbestand
  • tabtestand
  • tatbbestand
  • tatbesatnd
  • tatbesstand
  • tatbestadn
  • tatbestandd
  • tatbestannd
  • tatbestnad
  • tatbesttand
  • tatbetsand
  • tatbsetand
  • tatebstand
  • tattbestand
  • ttabestand
  • ttatbestand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

attbestand2tabtestand2tatbbestand1tatbesatnd2tatbesstand1tatbestadn2tatbestandd1tatbestannd1
Edit distance from "Tatbestand"

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 "Tatbestand"?
"Tatbestand" is spelled T-A-T-B-E-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːtbəˌʃtant].
What does "Tatbestand" mean?
As a noun, "Tatbestand" means: im Gesetz festgelegte Merkmale für eine bestimmte Handlung
What are common misspellings of "Tatbestand"?
Common misspellings include "attbestand", "tabtestand", "tatbbestand", "tatbesatnd", "tatbesstand". The correct spelling is "Tatbestand".
How do you pronounce "Tatbestand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tatbestand" is [ˈtaːtbəˌʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tatbestand" come from?
"Tatbestand" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list