Valentine

[ˈvaːlɛntiːnə]

/[ˈvaːlɛntiːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Valentine” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,351
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Valentin

Corpus desk

Index DE-valentine · Valentine · German

Valentine · rank #30,351 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,351
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verantwortung…

Nearest frequency peer: verantwortungsvoll (+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 „Valentine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Valentine“ 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).

Valentine vs Valentin
89% similar
Valentine vs Valentina
89% similar

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

Key facts for Valentine
PropertyValue
HeadwordValentine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːlɛntiːnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,351
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Valentine“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Valentineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verantwortungsvoll“ (#30,352), „uraufgeführt“ (#30,349), „verbreitert“ (#30,353). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Valentine“ bei #30,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Valentine (IPA [ˈvaːlɛntiːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,351 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Valentine, with forms such as "avlentine", "vaelntine", and "valenitne". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Valentin", "Valentina", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Valentine, spelled V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Valentin
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Valentin
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Valentin

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlentine
  • vaelntine
  • valenitne
  • valenntine
  • valentien
  • valentinne
  • valentnie
  • valenttine
  • valetnine
  • vallentine
  • valnetine
  • vlaentine
  • vvalentine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Valentine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avlentine2vaelntine2valenitne2valenntine1valentien2valentinne1valentnie2valenttine1
Edit distance from "Valentine"

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 "Valentine"?
"Valentine" is spelled V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlɛntiːnə].
What does "Valentine" mean?
As a noun, "Valentine" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Valentin
What words are commonly confused with "Valentine"?
"Valentine" is commonly confused with "Valentin", "Valentina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Valentine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Valentine" is [ˈvaːlɛntiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Valentine" come from?
"Valentine" 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 "Valentine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verhängte#30,358unbequeme#30,339verwirrte#30,368Viehzucht#30,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Wahllokale13 variantsweggezogen13 variantsWeisungen13 variantsSubstrat13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list