gedehnt

[ɡəˈdeːnt]

/[ɡəˈdeːnt]/ adj

The verdict

“gedehnt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,699
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitlich: etwas, was sich in die Länge zieht, was lange dauert

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedehnt · gedehnt · German

gedehnt · rank #49,699 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,699
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gebürstet

Nearest frequency peer: gebürstet (-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 „gedehnt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gedehnt“ 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).

gedehnt vs geehrt
71% similar
gedehnt vs gelernt
71% similar
gedehnt vs gemeint
71% similar

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

Key facts for gedehnt
PropertyValue
Headwordgedehnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdeːnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,699
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gedehnt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gedehntliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gebürstet“ (#49,698), „gedrehten“ (#49,700), „Gebläse“ (#49,697). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedehnt“ bei #49,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gedehnt (IPA [ɡəˈdeːnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,699 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gedehnt, with forms such as "egdehnt", "gdeehnt", and "geddehnt". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "geehrt", "gelernt", "gemeint", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gedehnt, spelled G-E-D-E-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeitlich: etwas, was sich in die Länge zieht, was lange dauert
  2. 2
    Bänder, Sehnen, Seile, Muskeln betreffend: in die Länge gezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gedehnt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Gladiatoren hielten die Rechte empor, schauten zu Cäsar hinauf und schrien, oder besser gesagt, sangen mit gedehnter Stimme: »Ave Caesar Imperator!«
  2. Die Augen auf die Zimmerdecke gerichtet, sprach sie mit gedehnter Stimme, während ihr Mann sich ankleidete.

Synonyms

langgezogengestretcht

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdehnt
  • gdeehnt
  • geddehnt
  • gedehhnt
  • gedehnnt
  • gedehntt
  • gedehtn
  • gedenht
  • gedhent
  • geedhnt
  • ggedehnt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egdehnt2gdeehnt2geddehnt1gedehhnt1gedehnnt1gedehntt1gedehtn2gedenht2
Edit distance from "gedehnt"

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 "gedehnt"?
"gedehnt" is spelled G-E-D-E-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdeːnt].
What does "gedehnt" mean?
As an adjective, "gedehnt" means: zeitlich: etwas, was sich in die Länge zieht, was lange dauert
What words are commonly confused with "gedehnt"?
"gedehnt" is commonly confused with "geehrt", "gelernt", "gemeint". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedehnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedehnt" is [ɡəˈdeːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedehnt" come from?
"gedehnt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gedehnt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list