GeradenvsGeredeWhich spelling fits?

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“Geraden” and “Gerede” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,925
“Geraden” frequency rank
#14,574
“Gerede” frequency rank
27499
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Geraden Gerede
Definition Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Substantivs Gerade sinnloses Reden

Where the eye mixes Geraden and Gerede

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Geraden
6 ch
Gerede

Look-alike desk: Geraden vs Gerede

A purely visual mix-up. Geraden ([ɡəˈʁaːdn̩]) and Gerede ([ɡəˈʁeːdə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Geraden is recorded at frequency rank #12,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːdn̩]. Gerede is at rank #14,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁeːdə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 27499, this pair ranks #1,800,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Geraden vs Gerede

Shared letters: degr. Private to "Geraden": an. Private to "Gerede": -.

"Geraden" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Gerede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Geradenegraden · gearden · geradden · geradenn · geradne · geraedn · gerdaen · gerraden
  • Geredeegrede · geerde · gerdee · geredde · gereed · gerrede · ggerede · greede

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Geraden" and "Gerede" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁaːdn̩] versus [ɡəˈʁeːdə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Geraden" or "Gerede" show up more?
"Geraden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,925 in our German list, against #14,574 for "Gerede". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Geraden" and "Gerede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Geraden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gerede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,800,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Geraden" and "Gerede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerede vs gerodet". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,800,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list