twittern

[ˈtvɪtɐn]

/[ˈtvɪtɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“twittern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,347
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über die Internetplattform Twitter Kurznachrichten versenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-twittern · twittern · German

twittern · rank #33,347 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,347
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Turbinen

Nearest frequency peer: Turbinen (-2 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 „twittern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „twittern“ 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).

twittern vs twittert
88% similar
twittern vs twitterte
78% similar
twittern vs Titten
63% similar

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

Key facts for twittern
PropertyValue
Headwordtwittern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtvɪtɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,347
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „twittern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.twitternliegt 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: „Turbinen“ (#33,345), „Umdrehungen“ (#33,350), „umgebende“ (#33,351). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „twittern“ bei #33,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around twittern (IPA [ˈtvɪtɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,347 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "über die Internetplattform Twitter Kurznachrichten versenden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for twittern, with forms such as "tiwttern", "ttwittern", and "twitern". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "twittert", "twitterte", "Titten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is twittern, spelled T-W-I-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    über die Internetplattform Twitter Kurznachrichten versenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In Russland wird keine zwei Wochen nach der Vergabe der WM 2018 zur Hatz auf Ausländer geblasen, es gibt Tote und Verletzte. […] Doch Präsident Medwedew twittert kühl: ‚Alles ist unter Kontrolle‘.“
  2. „Anfang September 2019 steuerte der Hurrikan Dorian, Wirbelsturm der Kategorie 5 mit Windgeschwindigkeiten bis 295 Stundenkilometern, auf die amerikanische Ostküste zu. Der Präsident twitterte: »South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia und Alabama werden sehr wahrscheinlich viel härter getroffen, als wir angenommen hatten.«“

This word in other languages

tweet(English)tuitear(Español)twitter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tiwttern
  • ttwittern
  • twitern
  • twitetrn
  • twittenr
  • twitternn
  • twitterrn
  • twittren
  • twtitern
  • twwittern
  • wtittern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tiwttern2ttwittern1twitern1twitetrn2twittenr2twitternn1twitterrn1twittren2
Edit distance from "twittern"

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 "twittern"?
"twittern" is spelled T-W-I-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtvɪtɐn].
What does "twittern" mean?
As a verb, "twittern" means: über die Internetplattform Twitter Kurznachrichten versenden
What words are commonly confused with "twittern"?
"twittern" is commonly confused with "twittert", "twitterte", "Titten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "twittern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "twittern" is [ˈtvɪtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "twittern" come from?
"twittern" 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 "twittern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Turbinen#33,345Taktiken#33,332strikten#33,320verwoben#33,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

unnötiger11 variantsSängers11 variantsSwinger11 variantsStriche11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list