gedrungen

[ɡəˈdʁʊŋən]

/[ɡəˈdʁʊŋən]/ adj

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The verdict

“gedrungen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,670
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klein und dabei verhältnismäßig breit

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedrungen · gedrungen · German

gedrungen · rank #46,670 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,670
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gedichts

Nearest frequency peer: Gedichts (-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 „gedrungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gedrungen“ 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).

gedrungen vs gelungen
78% similar
gedrungen vs geringen
78% similar
gedrungen vs gesungen
78% similar

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

Key facts for gedrungen
PropertyValue
Headwordgedrungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdʁʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,670
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gedrungen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gedrungenliegt 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: „Gedichts“ (#46,669), „Geesthacht“ (#46,671), „Gebets“ (#46,668). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedrungen“ bei #46,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gedrungen (IPA [ɡəˈdʁʊŋən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,670 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gedrungen, with forms such as "egdrungen", "gderungen", and "geddrungen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gelungen", "geringen", "gesungen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gedrungen, spelled G-E-D-R-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    klein und dabei verhältnismäßig breit
  2. 2
    kräftig, korpulent (bei Personen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aus der Vogelperspektive konnte man die gedrungenen Gebäude der Stadt sehen.
  2. Der Trainer beschrieb den neuen Spieler als einen gedrungenen, aber sehr kräftigen Mann von untersetzter Statur.

Antonyms

schmalschlankschmächtig

This word in other languages

compact(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egdrungen
  • gderungen
  • geddrungen
  • gedrnugen
  • gedrrungen
  • gedrugnen
  • gedrunegn
  • gedrungenn
  • gedrunggen
  • gedrungne
  • gedrunngen
  • gedurngen
  • gerdungen
  • ggedrungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gedrungen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egdrungen2gderungen2geddrungen1gedrnugen2gedrrungen1gedrugnen2gedrunegn2gedrungenn1
Edit distance from "gedrungen"

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 "gedrungen"?
"gedrungen" is spelled G-E-D-R-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdʁʊŋən].
What does "gedrungen" mean?
As an adjective, "gedrungen" means: klein und dabei verhältnismäßig breit
What words are commonly confused with "gedrungen"?
"gedrungen" is commonly confused with "gelungen", "geringen", "gesungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedrungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedrungen" is [ɡəˈdʁʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedrungen" come from?
"gedrungen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gelutscht#46,677Funkgerät#46,660genauerer#46,680Gerichtes#46,687

Similar misspelling depth

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

Forsthaus14 variantsgestapelt14 variantsgrässlich14 variantsFahrpläne14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list