Gedeon

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The verdict

“Gedeon” is uncommon German (frequency #72,449 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,449
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedeon · Gedeon · German

Gedeon · rank #72,449 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,449
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geck

Nearest frequency peer: Geck (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gedeon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gedeon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gedeon
PropertyValue
HeadwordGedeon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,449
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gedeon“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gedeonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geck“ (#72,448), „gefahrene“ (#72,450), „Gardine“ (#72,447). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gedeon“ bei #72,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gedeon is uncommon German at frequency #72,449 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gedeon, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gedeon, spelled G-E-D-E-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gedeon spielt sehr gut Tennis.

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 "Gedeon"?
"Gedeon" is spelled G-E-D-E-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Gedeon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gedeon" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Gedeon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gedeon" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gedeon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gedeon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ganter#72,446Geneva#72,459folger#72,422Filmer#72,407

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list