vierten

/[ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,865

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

vierten is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte Pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]. It ranks #2,865 in German word frequency. Often confused with Viren and vierter.

Key facts for vierten
PropertyValue
Headwordvierten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,865
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vierten is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,865 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 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 vierten, with forms such as "iverten", "veirten", and "vieretn". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Viren", "vierter", "viertes", 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 vierten, spelled V-I-E-R-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
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iverten,veirten,vieretn,vierrten,viertenn,viertne,viertten,vietren,vireten,vvierten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vierten

Misspelling Variants of "vierten"

iverten7veirten7vieretn7vierrten8viertenn8viertne7viertten8vietren7
Misspelling Variants of "vierten"

Frequency rank: #2,865 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vierten"?
"vierten" is spelled V-I-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "vierten" mean?
As an adj, "vierten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vierte
What words are commonly confused with "vierten"?
"vierten" is commonly confused with "Viren", "vierter", "viertes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vierten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vierten" is [ˈfiːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vierten" come from?
"vierten" 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.