weckte

[ˈvɛktə]

/[ˈvɛktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“weckte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,194. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,194
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-weckte · weckte · German

weckte · rank #24,194 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,194
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlsieg

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlsieg (-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 „weckte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „weckte“ 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).

weckte vs Werke
50% similar
weckte vs Werte
50% similar
weckte vs Weite
50% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „weckte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).weckteliegt 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: „Wahlsieg“ (#24,193), „Weinbau“ (#24,195), „wackeln“ (#24,192). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weckte“ bei #24,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around weckte (IPA [ˈvɛktə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,194 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for weckte, with forms such as "ewckte", "wcekte", and "wecckte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Werke", "Werte", "Weite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct German form is weckte, spelled W-E-C-K-T-E.

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

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

ewckte2wcekte2wecckte1wecket2weckkte1wecktte1wectke2wekcte2
Edit distance from "weckte"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weckte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wirfst#24,203Zander#24,208zündet#24,221Umlage#24,156

Similar misspelling depth

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

Weinbau9 variantsWetters9 variantsverirrt9 variantsTrance9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list