Geduld

[ɡəˈdʊlt]

/[ɡəˈdʊlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geduld” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,348
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit, auf etwas länger zu warten

Corpus desk

Index DE-geduld · Geduld · German

Geduld · rank #4,348 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,348
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH ge

Nearest frequency peer: ge (-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 „Geduld“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geduld“ 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).

Geduld vs Geld
67% similar
Geduld vs gesund
50% similar
Geduld vs Gerald
67% similar

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

Key facts for Geduld
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeduld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈdʊlt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,348
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geduld“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geduldliegt 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: „ge“ (#4,347), „gefährdet“ (#4,349), „Frühling“ (#4,346). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geduld“ bei #4,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Geduld (IPA [ɡəˈdʊlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,348 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fähigkeit, auf etwas länger zu warten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geduld, with forms such as "egduld", "gdeuld", and "gedduld". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Geld", "gesund", "Gerald", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geduld, spelled G-E-D-U-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, auf etwas länger zu warten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie wartete mit großer Geduld, bis sie endlich an der Reihe war.
  2. Bis Reisemobile mit Hybridantrieb serienreif sind und zum Verkauf stehen, müssen sich Interessenten aber noch etwas in Geduld üben: "In rund zwei Jahren sollte das Hybrid-Wohnmobil in den Ausstellungen der Händler stehen", schätzt Dudenhöffer.

Synonyms

AusdauerLangmut

Antonyms

Ungeduld

This word in other languages

patience(English)paciencia(Español)patience(Français)paciência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egduld
  • gdeuld
  • gedduld
  • gedlud
  • gedudl
  • geduldd
  • gedulld
  • geudld
  • ggeduld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geduld - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egduld2gdeuld2gedduld1gedlud2gedudl2geduldd1gedulld1geudld2
Edit distance from "Geduld"

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 "Geduld"?
"Geduld" is spelled G-E-D-U-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdʊlt].
What does "Geduld" mean?
As a noun, "Geduld" means: Fähigkeit, auf etwas länger zu warten
What words are commonly confused with "Geduld"?
"Geduld" is commonly confused with "Geld", "gesund", "Gerald". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geduld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geduld" is [ɡəˈdʊlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geduld" come from?
"Geduld" 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 "Geduld", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Faktor#4,344höchst#4,360Inseln#4,361kämpft#4,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hattest9 variantskümmert9 variantsUmsatz9 variantsstören9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list