Worten

[ˈvɔʁtn̩]

/[ˈvɔʁtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Worten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,226
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-worten · Worten · German

Worten · rank #2,226 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,226
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH with

Nearest frequency peer: with (-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 „Worten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Worten“ 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).

Worten vs wüten
50% similar
Worten vs Wörth
50% similar
Worten vs Wotan
67% similar

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

Key facts for Worten
PropertyValue
HeadwordWorten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,226
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Worten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wortenliegt 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: „with“ (#2,225), „Württemberg“ (#2,227), „versuchte“ (#2,224). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Worten“ bei #2,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Worten (IPA [ˈvɔʁtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,226 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Worten, with forms such as "owrten", "woretn", and "worrten". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wüten", "Wörth", "Wotan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Worten, spelled W-O-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrten
  • woretn
  • worrten
  • wortenn
  • wortne
  • wortten
  • wotren
  • wroten
  • wworten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owrten2woretn2worrten1wortenn1wortne2wortten1wotren2wroten2
Edit distance from "Worten"

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 "Worten"?
"Worten" is spelled W-O-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtn̩].
What does "Worten" mean?
As a noun, "Worten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort
What words are commonly confused with "Worten"?
"Worten" is commonly confused with "wüten", "Wörth", "Wotan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Worten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Worten" is [ˈvɔʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Worten" come from?
"Worten" 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 "Worten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list