walten

[ˈvaltn̩]

/[ˈvaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“walten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,786
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bestimmende oder herrschende Funktion erfüllen

Corpus desk

Index DE-walten · walten · German

walten · rank #20,786 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,786
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH warmer

Nearest frequency peer: warmer (+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 „walten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „walten“ 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).

walten vs waren
67% similar
walten vs Warte
50% similar
walten vs water
67% similar

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

Key facts for walten
PropertyValue
Headwordwalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaltn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,786
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „walten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).waltenliegt 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: „warmer“ (#20,787), „wahrhaft“ (#20,784), „wegfallen“ (#20,788). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „walten“ bei #20,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around walten (IPA [ˈvaltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,786 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for walten, with forms such as "awlten", "waletn", and "wallten". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "waren", "Warte", "water", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is walten, spelled W-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bestimmende oder herrschende Funktion erfüllen
  2. 2
    deutlich zum Ausdruck kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Walte deines Amtes!
  2. Hier waltet der gute Geist der Chefin.

Synonyms

herrschenregieren

Antonyms

vernachlässigenfehlen

This word in other languages

disponer(Español)gouverner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awlten
  • waletn
  • wallten
  • waltenn
  • waltne
  • waltten
  • watlen
  • wlaten
  • wwalten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awlten2waletn2wallten1waltenn1waltne2waltten1watlen2wlaten2
Edit distance from "walten"

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 "walten"?
"walten" is spelled W-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaltn̩].
What does "walten" mean?
As a verb, "walten" means: eine bestimmende oder herrschende Funktion erfüllen
What words are commonly confused with "walten"?
"walten" is commonly confused with "waren", "Warte", "water". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "walten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "walten" is [ˈvaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "walten" come from?
"walten" 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 "walten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

warmer#20,787Weiher#20,790weinte#20,791wirren#20,796

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Zirkel9 variantsätzend9 variantsumarmt9 variantstürkis9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list