töten

/[ˈtøːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,083

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

töten is aGermanverb. It means: einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen Pronounced [ˈtøːtn̩]. It ranks #3,083 in German word frequency. Often confused with Tüte and town.

Key facts for töten
PropertyValue
Headwordtöten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtøːtn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,083
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of töten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for töten is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtøːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,083 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for töten, with forms such as "ttöen", "ttöten", and "töetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tüte", "town", "toto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is töten, spelled T-Ö-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ttöen,ttöten,töetn,tötenn,tötne,tötten,ötten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for töten

Misspelling Variants of "töten"

ttöen5ttöten6töetn5tötenn6tötne5tötten6ötten5
Misspelling Variants of "töten"

Frequency rank: #3,083 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "töten"?
"töten" is spelled T-Ö-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtøːtn̩].
What does "töten" mean?
As a verb, "töten" means: einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "töten"?
"töten" is commonly confused with "Tüte", "town", "toto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "töten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "töten" is [ˈtøːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "töten" come from?
"töten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.