gedeckter

[ɡəˈdɛktɐ]

/[ɡəˈdɛktɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“gedeckter” is an uncommon German word, ranked #86,510 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#86,510
frequency rank, German
9
letters

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

Key facts for gedeckter
PropertyValue
Headwordgedeckter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdɛktɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gedeckter” 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). gedeckter lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gedeckter is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈdɛktɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,510 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

gedeckter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gedeckter, spelled G-E-D-E-C-K-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedeckt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedeckt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedeckt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedeckt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedeckt

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 "gedeckter"?
"gedeckter" is spelled G-E-D-E-C-K-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛktɐ].
What does "gedeckter" mean?
As an adjective, "gedeckter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedeckt
How do you pronounce "gedeckter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedeckter" is [ɡəˈdɛktɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedeckter" come from?
"gedeckter" 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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Using “gedeckter”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-D-E-C-K-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈdɛktɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list