Gedenktag

[ɡəˈdɛŋkˌtaːk]

/[ɡəˈdɛŋkˌtaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gedenktag” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,737
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jahrestag zur Erinnerung an etwas oder jemanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedenktag · Gedenktag · German

Gedenktag · rank #27,737 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,737
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gebären

Nearest frequency peer: gebären (-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 „Gedenktag“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gedenktag“ 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).

Gedenktag vs gedenkt
67% similar

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

Key facts for Gedenktag
PropertyValue
HeadwordGedenktag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈdɛŋkˌtaːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,737
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gedenktag“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gedenktagliegt 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: „gebären“ (#27,736), „gefährdete“ (#27,738), „gebremst“ (#27,735). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gedenktag“ bei #27,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Gedenktag (IPA [ɡəˈdɛŋkˌtaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,737 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Jahrestag zur Erinnerung an etwas oder jemanden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gedenktag, with forms such as "egdenktag", "gdeenktag", and "geddenktag". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gedenkt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gedenktag, spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jahrestag zur Erinnerung an etwas oder jemanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zum Gedenktag gab es im Fernsehen eine Sondersendung.

This word in other languages

aniversario(Español)anniversaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdenktag
  • gdeenktag
  • geddenktag
  • gedekntag
  • gedenkatg
  • gedenkktag
  • gedenktagg
  • gedenktga
  • gedenkttag
  • gedennktag
  • gedentkag
  • gednektag
  • geednktag
  • ggedenktag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egdenktag2gdeenktag2geddenktag1gedekntag2gedenkatg2gedenkktag1gedenktagg1gedenktga2
Edit distance from "Gedenktag"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gastspiel#27,732Geschöpfe#27,748Gotischen#27,756ermordete#27,707

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

getragenen14 variantsgewachsene14 variantsHeinsberg14 variantsentsenden14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list