totalen

[toˈtaːlən]

/[toˈtaːlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“totalen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,953
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-totalen · totalen · German

totalen · rank #14,953 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,953
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tippe

Nearest frequency peer: tippe (-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 „totalen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „totalen“ 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).

totalen vs töten
57% similar
totalen vs totaler
86% similar
totalen vs töteten
57% similar

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

Key facts for totalen
PropertyValue
Headwordtotalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[toˈtaːlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,953
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „totalen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).totalenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tippe“ (#14,952), „Tourist“ (#14,954), „til“ (#14,951). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totalen“ bei #14,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around totalen (IPA [toˈtaːlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,953 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for totalen, with forms such as "ottalen", "toatlen", and "totaeln". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "töten", "totaler", "töteten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ottalen
  • toatlen
  • totaeln
  • totalenn
  • totallen
  • totalne
  • totlaen
  • tottalen
  • ttoalen
  • ttotalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ottalen2toatlen2totaeln2totalenn1totallen1totalne2totlaen2tottalen1
Edit distance from "totalen"

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

Same letter count

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

Tourist#14,954umarmen#14,957Symptom#14,947stiller#14,942

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

trägst10 variantsSchwamm10 variantsschalte10 variantsweithin10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list