updaten

/[ˈapdɛɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,685

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

updaten is aGermanverb. It means: eine Software, Datei oder Ähnliches auf den neusten Stand bringen; aktualisieren Pronounced [ˈapdɛɪ̯tn̩]. Often confused with updates and update.

Key facts for updaten
PropertyValue
Headwordupdaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapdɛɪ̯tn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,685
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for updaten is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapdɛɪ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,685 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for updaten, with forms such as "pudaten", "udpaten", and "upadten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "updates", "update", 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 updaten, spelled U-P-D-A-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
    eine Software, Datei oder Ähnliches auf den neusten Stand bringen; aktualisieren
  2. 2
    etwas auf den neusten Stand bringen; aktualisieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pudaten,udpaten,upadten,updaetn,updatenn,updatne,updatten,upddaten,updtaen,uppdaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for updaten

Misspelling Variants of "updaten"

pudaten7udpaten7upadten7updaetn7updatenn8updatne7updatten8upddaten8
Misspelling Variants of "updaten"

Frequency rank: #39,685 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "updaten"?
"updaten" is spelled U-P-D-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapdɛɪ̯tn̩].
What does "updaten" mean?
As a verb, "updaten" means: eine Software, Datei oder Ähnliches auf den neusten Stand bringen; aktualisieren
What words are commonly confused with "updaten"?
"updaten" is commonly confused with "updates", "update". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "updaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "updaten" is [ˈapdɛɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "updaten" come from?
"updaten" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.