wollte

[ˈvɔltə]

/[ˈvɔltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wollte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #298. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#298
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wollte · wollte · German

wollte · rank #298 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #298
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH stehen

Nearest frequency peer: stehen (-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 „wollte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wollte“ 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).

wollte vs Worte
50% similar
wollte vs wollten
86% similar
wollte vs wolltet
86% similar

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

Key facts for wollte
PropertyValue
Headwordwollte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɔltə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#298
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wollte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wollteliegt 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: „stehen“ (#297), „ganze“ (#299), „später“ (#296). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wollte“ bei #298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wollte (IPA [ˈvɔltə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #298 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wollte, with forms such as "owllte", "wlolte", and "wollet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Worte", "wollten", "wolltet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wollte, spelled W-O-L-L-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owllte
  • wlolte
  • wollet
  • wolltte
  • wolte
  • woltle
  • wwollte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wollte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owllte2wlolte2wollet2wolltte1wolte1woltle2wwollte1
Edit distance from "wollte"

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 "wollte"?
"wollte" is spelled W-O-L-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔltə].
What does "wollte" mean?
As a verb, "wollte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wollen
What words are commonly confused with "wollte"?
"wollte" is commonly confused with "Worte", "wollten", "wolltet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wollte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wollte" is [ˈvɔltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wollte" come from?
"wollte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

stehen#297später#296jemand#295möchte#301

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ganze7 variantsjeden7 variantsSpiel7 variantswenig7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list