gediegen
[ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]
The verdict
“gediegen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,291 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #64,291
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in elementarer Form (nicht als Erz) vorkommend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gediegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈdiːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,291 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gediegen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gediegen is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈdiːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,291 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1in elementarer Form (nicht als Erz) vorkommend
- 2sorgfältig bearbeitet und damit haltbar
- 3traditionell schon immer so und damit zuverlässig
- 4seltsam oder eigenartig
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “gediegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-D-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈdiːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.