töten

Name: töten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈtøːtn̩]

/[ˈtøːtn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“töten” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,083
frequency rank, German: 2,684
“T” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-toten · töten · German

töten · rank #3,083 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,083
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,684
PHOTO-FINISH Turnier

Nearest frequency peer: Turnier (-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.

Süd

96,921
treiben

96,920
Turnier

96,919
töten

96,918
Ulrich

96,916
Unternehmens

96,915

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

töten vs Tüte

40% similar

töten vs town

40% similar

töten vs toto

40% similar

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

Key facts for töten
Property	Value
Headword	töten
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈtøːtn̩]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#3,083
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „töten“

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

#3,083

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Turnier“ (#3,082), „treiben“ (#3,081), „Ulrich“ (#3,085). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „töten“ bei #3,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around töten (IPA [ˈtøːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,083 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tüte", "town", "toto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is töten, spelled T-Ö-T-E-N.

Definition

1
einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Gestehen Sie, Sie haben ihn getötet. Sie sind der Mörder!“
„Beim Militär verliehen sie mir einen Orden, weil ich zwei Männer getötet hatte, und entließen mich, weil ich einen geliebt hatte.“

Synonyms

das Leben nehmen

Antonyms

sterben

This word in other languages

kill(English)matar(Español)tuer(Français)matar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ttöen
ttöten
töetn
tötenn
tötne
tötten
ötten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "töten"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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