geduldig

[ɡəˈdʊldɪç]

/[ɡəˈdʊldɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“geduldig” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,651
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geduld habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-geduldig · geduldig · German

geduldig · rank #11,651 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,651
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geheimdienste

Nearest frequency peer: Geheimdienste (+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 „geduldig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geduldig“ 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).

geduldig vs Geduld
63% similar
geduldig vs geduldet
75% similar
geduldig vs gedulden
75% similar

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

Key facts for geduldig
PropertyValue
Headwordgeduldig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdʊldɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,651
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geduldig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.geduldigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geheimdienste“ (#11,652), „Ga“ (#11,649), „geiles“ (#11,653). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geduldig“ bei #11,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around geduldig (IPA [ɡəˈdʊldɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,651 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geduld habend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for geduldig, with forms such as "egduldig", "gdeuldig", and "gedduldig". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Geduld", "geduldet", "gedulden", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is geduldig, spelled G-E-D-U-L-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geduld habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine geduldige Art beruhigt auch die anderen.
  2. „Obwohl der Laden brummte und sich an der Annonce die Bons türmten, bewahrte der Küchenchef die Contenance und stand mir geduldig Rede und Antwort.“

Synonyms

langmütiggeduldsam

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egduldig
  • gdeuldig
  • gedduldig
  • gedludig
  • gedudlig
  • gedulddig
  • geduldgi
  • geduldigg
  • gedulidg
  • gedulldig
  • geudldig
  • ggeduldig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geduldig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egduldig2gdeuldig2gedduldig1gedludig2gedudlig2gedulddig1geduldgi2geduldigg1
Edit distance from "geduldig"

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 "geduldig"?
"geduldig" is spelled G-E-D-U-L-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdʊldɪç].
What does "geduldig" mean?
As an adjective, "geduldig" means: Geduld habend
What words are commonly confused with "geduldig"?
"geduldig" is commonly confused with "Geduld", "geduldet", "gedulden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geduldig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geduldig" is [ɡəˈdʊldɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geduldig" come from?
"geduldig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list