gaben

[ˈɡaːbn̩]

/[ˈɡaːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gaben” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,594
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gaben · gaben · German

gaben · rank #2,594 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,594
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frühstück

Nearest frequency peer: Frühstück (-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 „gaben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gaben“ 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).

gaben vs Gen
40% similar
gaben vs Gan
40% similar
gaben vs gebe
60% similar

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

Key facts for gaben
PropertyValue
Headwordgaben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡaːbn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,594
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gaben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gabenliegt 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: „Frühstück“ (#2,593), „Geburt“ (#2,595), „festgestellt“ (#2,592). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gaben“ bei #2,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gaben (IPA [ˈɡaːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,594 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gaben, with forms such as "agben", "gabben", and "gabenn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gen", "Gan", "gebe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gaben, spelled G-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geben
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agben
  • gabben
  • gabenn
  • gabne
  • gaebn
  • gbaen
  • ggaben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agben2gabben1gabenn1gabne2gaebn2gbaen2ggaben1
Edit distance from "gaben"

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 "gaben"?
"gaben" is spelled G-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaːbn̩].
What does "gaben" mean?
As a verb, "gaben" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geben
What words are commonly confused with "gaben"?
"gaben" is commonly confused with "Gen", "Gan", "gebe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gaben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaben" is [ˈɡaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaben" come from?
"gaben" 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 "gaben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kreuz#2,603öfter#2,574Stern#2,617Tiefe#2,619

Similar misspelling depth

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

Hauses7 variantsrollen7 variantsAlltag7 variantswohin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list