gediegen

[ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gediegen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,291 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,291
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in elementarer Form (nicht als Erz) vorkommend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gediegen · gediegen · German

gediegen · rank #64,291 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,291
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gebührenden

Nearest frequency peer: gebührenden (-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 „gediegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gediegen
PropertyValue
Headwordgediegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gediegen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gebührenden“ (#64,290), „gefälschter“ (#64,292), „gebundener“ (#64,289). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gediegen“ bei #64,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gediegen is uncommon German at frequency #64,291 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

gediegen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gediegen, spelled G-E-D-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in elementarer Form (nicht als Erz) vorkommend
  2. 2
    sorgfältig bearbeitet und damit haltbar
  3. 3
    traditionell schon immer so und damit zuverlässig
  4. 4
    seltsam oder eigenartig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kupfer kommt gediegen nur selten in der Natur vor.
  2. Das ist ein gediegener Schmuck.

Synonyms

elementarsolideordentlichtraditionellzuverlässigeigenartigkomischseltsam

This word in other languages

pure(English)natif(Français)

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 "gediegen"?
"gediegen" is spelled G-E-D-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdiːɡn̩].
What does "gediegen" mean?
As an adjective, "gediegen" means: in elementarer Form (nicht als Erz) vorkommend
How do you pronounce "gediegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gediegen" is [ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gediegen" come from?
"gediegen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list