weckte

/[ˈvɛktə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,194

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

weckte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken Pronounced [ˈvɛktə]. Often confused with Werke and Werte.

Key facts for weckte
PropertyValue
Headwordweckte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,194
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weckte is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛktə]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,194 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for weckte, with forms such as "ewckte", "wcekte", and "wecckte". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Werke", "Werte", "Weite", 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 weckte, spelled W-E-C-K-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewckte,wcekte,wecckte,wecket,weckkte,wecktte,wectke,wekcte,wweckte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weckte

Misspelling Variants of "weckte"

ewckte6wcekte6wecckte7wecket6weckkte7wecktte7wectke6wekcte6
Misspelling Variants of "weckte"

Frequency rank: #24,194 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weckte"?
"weckte" is spelled W-E-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛktə].
What does "weckte" mean?
As a verb, "weckte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken
What words are commonly confused with "weckte"?
"weckte" is commonly confused with "Werke", "Werte", "Weite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weckte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weckte" is [ˈvɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weckte" come from?
"weckte" 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.