gedeiht

[ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“gedeiht” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,141
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedeiht · gedeiht · German

gedeiht · rank #25,141 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,141
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gebärmutter

Nearest frequency peer: Gebärmutter (-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 „gedeiht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gedeiht“ 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).

gedeiht vs Geleit
57% similar
gedeiht vs gefeit
71% similar
gedeiht vs Geweih
57% similar

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

Key facts for gedeiht
PropertyValue
Headwordgedeiht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,141
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gedeiht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gedeihtliegt 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: „Gebärmutter“ (#25,140), „geendet“ (#25,142), „Geburtstagsfeier“ (#25,139). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedeiht“ bei #25,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gedeiht (IPA [ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,141 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gedeiht, with forms such as "egdeiht", "gdeeiht", and "geddeiht". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Geleit", "gefeit", "Geweih", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 gedeiht, spelled G-E-D-E-I-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdeiht
  • gdeeiht
  • geddeiht
  • gedehit
  • gedeihht
  • gedeihtt
  • gedeith
  • gedieht
  • geediht
  • ggedeiht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egdeiht2gdeeiht2geddeiht1gedehit2gedeihht1gedeihtt1gedeith2gedieht2
Edit distance from "gedeiht"

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 "gedeiht"?
"gedeiht" is spelled G-E-D-E-I-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdaɪ̯t].
What does "gedeiht" mean?
As a verb, "gedeiht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen
What words are commonly confused with "gedeiht"?
"gedeiht" is commonly confused with "Geleit", "gefeit", "Geweih". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedeiht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedeiht" is [ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedeiht" come from?
"gedeiht" 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 "gedeiht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list