gefährdete

[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə]

/[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə]/ adj

The verdict

“gefährdete” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,738 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#27,738
frequency rank, German
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gefährdete vs Gefährte
70% similar
gefährdete vs gefährdeten
91% similar
gefährdete vs gefährdet
90% similar

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

Key facts for gefährdete
PropertyValue
Headwordgefährdete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,738
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gefährdete” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gefährdete lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gefährdete is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,738 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefährdete, with forms such as "egfährdete", "geffährdete", and "gefhärdete". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Gefährte", "gefährdeten", "gefährdet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gefährdete, spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-D-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egfährdete,geffährdete,gefhärdete,gefähdrete,gefähhrdete,gefährddete,gefährdeet,gefährdette,gefährdtee,gefähredte,gefährrdete,gefärhdete,geäfhrdete,gfeährdete,ggefährdete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "gefährdete"

egfährdete2geffährdete1gefhärdete2gefähdrete2gefähhrdete1gefährddete1gefährdeet2gefährdette1
Edit distance from "gefährdete"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefährdete"?
"gefährdete" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-D-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə].
What does "gefährdete" mean?
As an adjective, "gefährdete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefährdet
What words are commonly confused with "gefährdete"?
"gefährdete" is commonly confused with "Gefährte", "gefährdeten", "gefährdet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefährdete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefährdete" is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefährdete" come from?
"gefährdete" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gefährdete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-F-Ä-H-R-D-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dətə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Gefährte” - see the side-by-side comparison. gefährdete vs Gefährte
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list