gedenkt

/[ɡəˈdɛŋkt]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,141

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

gedenkt is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken Pronounced [ɡəˈdɛŋkt]. Often confused with Gelenk and gemerkt.

Key facts for gedenkt
PropertyValue
Headwordgedenkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈdɛŋkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,141
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gedenkt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gedenkt is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈdɛŋkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,141 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for gedenkt, with forms such as "egdenkt", "gdeenkt", and "geddenkt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gelenk", "gemerkt", "geweckt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gedenkt, spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egdenkt,gdeenkt,geddenkt,gedeknt,gedenkkt,gedenktt,gedennkt,gedentk,gednekt,geednkt,ggedenkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gedenkt

Misspelling Variants of "gedenkt"

egdenkt7gdeenkt7geddenkt8gedeknt7gedenkkt8gedenktt8gedennkt8gedentk7
Misspelling Variants of "gedenkt"

Frequency rank: #23,141 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gedenkt"?
"gedenkt" is spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛŋkt].
What does "gedenkt" mean?
As a verb, "gedenkt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken
What words are commonly confused with "gedenkt"?
"gedenkt" is commonly confused with "Gelenk", "gemerkt", "geweckt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedenkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedenkt" is [ɡəˈdɛŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedenkt" come from?
"gedenkt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.