gebürtigen

[ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gebürtigen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,418
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gebürtigen vs gebürtiger
90% similar
gebürtigen vs Geburten
60% similar
gebürtigen vs gebürtig
80% similar

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

Key facts for gebürtigen
PropertyValue
Headwordgebürtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,418
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gebürtigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gebürtigen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around gebürtigen (IPA [ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,418 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for gebürtigen, with forms such as "egbürtigen", "gbeürtigen", and "gebbürtigen". 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, "gebürtiger", "Geburten", "gebürtig", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gebürtigen, spelled G-E-B-Ü-R-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egbürtigen
  • gbeürtigen
  • gebbürtigen
  • gebrütigen
  • gebüritgen
  • gebürrtigen
  • gebürtgien
  • gebürtiegn
  • gebürtigenn
  • gebürtiggen
  • gebürtigne
  • gebürttigen
  • gebütrigen
  • geübrtigen
  • ggebürtigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egbürtigen2gbeürtigen2gebbürtigen1gebrütigen2gebüritgen2gebürrtigen1gebürtgien2gebürtiegn2
Edit distance from "gebürtigen"

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 "gebürtigen"?
"gebürtigen" is spelled G-E-B-Ü-R-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩].
What does "gebürtigen" mean?
As an adjective, "gebürtigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebürtig
What words are commonly confused with "gebürtigen"?
"gebürtigen" is commonly confused with "gebürtiger", "Geburten", "gebürtig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gebürtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gebürtigen" is [ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gebürtigen" come from?
"gebürtigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gebürtigen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-B-Ü-R-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈbʏʁtɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gebürtiger” - see the side-by-side comparison. gebürtigen vs gebürtiger
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list