tolerant

[toləˈʁant]

/[toləˈʁant]/ adj

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The verdict

“tolerant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,172
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Meinungen, Auffassungen, Ideale, Überzeugungen oder die Lebensführung anderer akzeptierend

Corpus desk

Index DE-tolerant · tolerant · German

tolerant · rank #22,172 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,172
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Titus

Nearest frequency peer: Titus (-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 „tolerant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tolerant“ 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).

tolerant vs Toleranz
75% similar

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

Key facts for tolerant
PropertyValue
Headwordtolerant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[toləˈʁant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,172
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tolerant“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Titus“ (#22,171), „tolerieren“ (#22,173), „third“ (#22,170). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tolerant“ bei #22,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tolerant (IPA [toləˈʁant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,172 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Meinungen, Auffassungen, Ideale, Überzeugungen oder die Lebensführung anderer akzeptierend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tolerant, with forms such as "otlerant", "tloerant", and "toelrant". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Toleranz", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 tolerant, spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Meinungen, Auffassungen, Ideale, Überzeugungen oder die Lebensführung anderer akzeptierend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich schätze ihn, weil er so tolerant ist.
  2. Unter den Kennern des Islam gelten bosnische Muslime als liberal, tolerant und weltgewandt.

Antonyms

intolerant

This word in other languages

tolerant(English)tolerante(Español)tolérant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otlerant
  • tloerant
  • toelrant
  • tolearnt
  • tolerannt
  • tolerantt
  • toleratn
  • tolernat
  • tolerrant
  • tollerant
  • tolreant
  • ttolerant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otlerant2tloerant2toelrant2tolearnt2tolerannt1tolerantt1toleratn2tolernat2
Edit distance from "tolerant"

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 "tolerant"?
"tolerant" is spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [toləˈʁant].
What does "tolerant" mean?
As an adjective, "tolerant" means: die Meinungen, Auffassungen, Ideale, Überzeugungen oder die Lebensführung anderer akzeptierend
What words are commonly confused with "tolerant"?
"tolerant" is commonly confused with "Toleranz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tolerant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tolerant" is [toləˈʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tolerant" come from?
"tolerant" 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 "tolerant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trojaner#22,176Tagungen#22,162Veilchen#22,189strahlte#22,154

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

trinkst12 variantsTelegramm12 variantsSteigung12 variantsVerlobte12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list