gedenken

[ɡəˈdɛŋkn̩]

/[ɡəˈdɛŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gedenken” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,708
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Erinnerung an jemand oder etwas pflegen, wachhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedenken · gedenken · German

gedenken · rank #5,708 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,708
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH frühe

Nearest frequency peer: frühe (-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 „gedenken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gedenken“ 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).

gedenken vs Gelenke
63% similar
gedenken vs gedenkt
75% similar
gedenken vs Gegenden
63% similar

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

Key facts for gedenken
PropertyValue
Headwordgedenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈdɛŋkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,708
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gedenken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gedenkenliegt 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: „frühe“ (#5,707), „Gedicht“ (#5,709), „Europe“ (#5,706). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedenken“ bei #5,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gedenken (IPA [ɡəˈdɛŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,708 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gedenken, with forms such as "egdenken", "gdeenken", and "geddenken". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Gelenke", "gedenkt", "Gegenden", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gedenken, spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Erinnerung an jemand oder etwas pflegen, wachhalten
  2. 2
    etwas beabsichtigen, planen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An Allerheiligen wird der Verstorbenen gedacht.
  2. „Gerne der Zeiten gedenk ich, / da alle Glieder gelenkig / bis auf eins. / Die Zeiten sind vorüber, / steif sind alle Glieder / bis auf eins.“

Synonyms

erinnernbeabsichtigenplanenvorhaben

Antonyms

vergessenunterlassen

This word in other languages

commemorate(English)conmemorar(Español)commémorer(Français)recordar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdenken
  • gdeenken
  • geddenken
  • gedeknen
  • gedenekn
  • gedenkenn
  • gedenkken
  • gedenkne
  • gedennken
  • gedneken
  • geednken
  • ggedenken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egdenken2gdeenken2geddenken1gedeknen2gedenekn2gedenkenn1gedenkken1gedenkne2
Edit distance from "gedenken"

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 "gedenken"?
"gedenken" is spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛŋkn̩].
What does "gedenken" mean?
As a verb, "gedenken" means: die Erinnerung an jemand oder etwas pflegen, wachhalten
What words are commonly confused with "gedenken"?
"gedenken" is commonly confused with "Gelenke", "gedenkt", "Gegenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedenken" is [ɡəˈdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedenken" come from?
"gedenken" 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 "gedenken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

getreten#5,716Einsätze#5,699Einstieg#5,698Kommunen#5,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Charlotte12 variantsAnfragen12 variantsNachweis12 variantsüberlebt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list