gedenke

[ɡəˈdɛŋkə]

/[ɡəˈdɛŋkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“gedenke” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,511
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedenke · gedenke · German

gedenke · rank #42,511 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,511
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gebackene

Nearest frequency peer: gebackene (-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 „gedenke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gedenke“ 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).

gedenke vs Gelenk
57% similar
gedenke vs gesenkt
71% similar
gedenke vs gelenkt
71% similar

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

Key facts for gedenke
PropertyValue
Headwordgedenke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈdɛŋkə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,511
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gedenke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gedenkeliegt 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: „gebackene“ (#42,510), „Gedöns“ (#42,512), „GBA“ (#42,509). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedenke“ bei #42,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gedenke (IPA [ɡəˈdɛŋkə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,511 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gedenke, with forms such as "egdenke", "gdeenke", and "geddenke". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Gelenk", "gesenkt", "gelenkt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 gedenke, spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdenke
  • gdeenke
  • geddenke
  • gedekne
  • gedenek
  • gedenkke
  • gedennke
  • gedneke
  • geednke
  • ggedenke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gedenke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egdenke2gdeenke2geddenke1gedekne2gedenek2gedenkke1gedennke1gedneke2
Edit distance from "gedenke"

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 "gedenke"?
"gedenke" is spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛŋkə].
What does "gedenke" mean?
As a verb, "gedenke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken
What words are commonly confused with "gedenke"?
"gedenke" is commonly confused with "Gelenk", "gesenkt", "gelenkt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedenke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedenke" is [ɡəˈdɛŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedenke" come from?
"gedenke" 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 "gedenke", 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