totale

[toˈtaːlə]

/[toˈtaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“totale” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,798
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total

Corpus desk

Index DE-totale · totale · German

totale · rank #8,798 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,798
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Todesstrafe

Nearest frequency peer: Todesstrafe (-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 „totale“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „totale“ 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).

totale vs Tote
50% similar
totale vs tötete
50% similar
totale vs totalen
86% similar

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

Key facts for totale
PropertyValue
Headwordtotale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[toˈtaːlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,798
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „totale“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Todesstrafe“ (#8,797), „tätigen“ (#8,799), „Thesen“ (#8,796). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totale“ bei #8,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around totale (IPA [toˈtaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,798 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for totale, with forms such as "ottale", "toatle", and "totael". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Tote", "tötete", "totalen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is totale, spelled T-O-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ottale
  • toatle
  • totael
  • totalle
  • totlae
  • tottale
  • ttoale
  • ttotale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ottale2toatle2totael2totalle1totlae2tottale1ttoale2ttotale1
Edit distance from "totale"

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 "totale"?
"totale" is spelled T-O-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈtaːlə].
What does "totale" mean?
As an adjective, "totale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
What words are commonly confused with "totale"?
"totale" is commonly confused with "Tote", "tötete", "totalen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "totale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totale" is [toˈtaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totale" come from?
"totale" 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 "totale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Thesen#8,796summen#8,791Streik#8,788wohnte#8,812

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Simone8 variantsschuf8 variantsSamuel8 variantsRomane8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list