Wettbewerben

[ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbn̩]

/[ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wettbewerben” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,761
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wettbewerben · Wettbewerben · German

Wettbewerben · rank #18,761 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,761
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weigern

Nearest frequency peer: weigern (-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 „Wettbewerben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wettbewerben“ 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).

Wettbewerben vs Wettbewerbs
83% similar
Wettbewerben vs Wettbewerber
92% similar
Wettbewerben vs Wettbewerb
83% similar

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

Key facts for Wettbewerben
PropertyValue
HeadwordWettbewerben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#18,761
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wettbewerben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wettbewerbenliegt 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: „weigern“ (#18,760), „Wil“ (#18,762), „Warner“ (#18,759). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wettbewerben“ bei #18,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Wettbewerben (IPA [ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,761 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wettbewerb".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wettbewerben, with forms such as "ewttbewerben", "wetbewerben", and "wetbtewerben". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Wettbewerbs", "Wettbewerber", "Wettbewerb", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wettbewerben, spelled W-E-T-T-B-E-W-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wettbewerb

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewttbewerben
  • wetbewerben
  • wetbtewerben
  • wettbbewerben
  • wettbeewrben
  • wettbewebren
  • wettbewerbben
  • wettbewerbenn
  • wettbewerbne
  • wettbewerebn
  • wettbewerrben
  • wettbewreben
  • wettbewwerben
  • wettbweerben
  • wettebwerben
  • wtetbewerben
  • wwettbewerben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewttbewerben2wetbewerben1wetbtewerben2wettbbewerben1wettbeewrben2wettbewebren2wettbewerbben1wettbewerbenn1
Edit distance from "Wettbewerben"

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 "Wettbewerben"?
"Wettbewerben" is spelled W-E-T-T-B-E-W-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbn̩].
What does "Wettbewerben" mean?
As a noun, "Wettbewerben" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wettbewerb
What words are commonly confused with "Wettbewerben"?
"Wettbewerben" is commonly confused with "Wettbewerbs", "Wettbewerber", "Wettbewerb". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wettbewerben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wettbewerben" is [ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wettbewerben" come from?
"Wettbewerben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorsichtiger#18,757verlässliche#18,744überregional#18,780unweigerlich#18,737

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

unterwerfen17 variantsAbstimmungen17 variantsTransaktion17 variantsprotestiert17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list