gedeihen

[ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən]

/[ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən]/ verb

The verdict

“gedeihen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,919
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich im Wachstum gut entwickeln; gut wachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedeihen · gedeihen · German

gedeihen · rank #19,919 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,919
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Garnichts

Nearest frequency peer: Garnichts (-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 „gedeihen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gedeihen“ 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).

gedeihen vs gesehen
75% similar
gedeihen vs gedeiht
75% similar
gedeihen vs gedenken
75% similar

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

Key facts for gedeihen
PropertyValue
Headwordgedeihen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,919
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gedeihen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gedeihenliegt 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: „Garnichts“ (#19,918), „geheimes“ (#19,920), „gelehrte“ (#19,921). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedeihen“ bei #19,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gedeihen (IPA [ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,919 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 gedeihen, with forms such as "egdeihen", "gdeeihen", and "geddeihen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gesehen", "gedeiht", "gedenken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gedeihen, spelled G-E-D-E-I-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich im Wachstum gut entwickeln; gut wachsen
  2. 2
    in einem Entwicklungsprozess Fortschritte machen; vorankommen, voranschreiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Bäumchen im Blumentopf gedeihen gar prächtig.
  2. „Nahe dem Äquator gedeihen Bäume in strahlender Sonne, heftigem Regen und ganzjähriger Wärme.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdeihen
  • gdeeihen
  • geddeihen
  • gedehien
  • gedeiehn
  • gedeihenn
  • gedeihhen
  • gedeihne
  • gediehen
  • geedihen
  • ggedeihen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gedeihen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egdeihen2gdeeihen2geddeihen1gedehien2gedeiehn2gedeihenn1gedeihhen1gedeihne2
Edit distance from "gedeihen"

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 "gedeihen"?
"gedeihen" is spelled G-E-D-E-I-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən].
What does "gedeihen" mean?
As a verb, "gedeihen" means: sich im Wachstum gut entwickeln; gut wachsen
What words are commonly confused with "gedeihen"?
"gedeihen" is commonly confused with "gesehen", "gedeiht", "gedenken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedeihen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedeihen" is [ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedeihen" come from?
"gedeihen" 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 "gedeihen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 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