gefärbt

[ɡəˈfɛʁpt]

/[ɡəˈfɛʁpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gefärbt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,912
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs färben

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefarbt · gefärbt · German

gefärbt · rank #9,912 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,912
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelangte

Nearest frequency peer: gelangte (+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 „gefärbt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gefärbt“ 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).

gefärbt vs gehabt
57% similar
gefärbt vs gefasst
57% similar
gefärbt vs gewarnt
57% similar

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

Key facts for gefärbt
PropertyValue
Headwordgefärbt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈfɛʁpt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,912
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gefärbt“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gelangte“ (#9,913), „Gallen“ (#9,910), „gelobt“ (#9,914). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefärbt“ bei #9,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gefärbt (IPA [ɡəˈfɛʁpt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,912 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs färben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefärbt, with forms such as "egfärbt", "geffärbt", and "gefräbt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "gehabt", "gefasst", "gewarnt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gefärbt, spelled G-E-F-Ä-R-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs färben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfärbt
  • geffärbt
  • gefräbt
  • gefäbrt
  • gefärbbt
  • gefärbtt
  • gefärrbt
  • gefärtb
  • geäfrbt
  • gfeärbt
  • ggefärbt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egfärbt2geffärbt1gefräbt2gefäbrt2gefärbbt1gefärbtt1gefärrbt1gefärtb2
Edit distance from "gefärbt"

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 "gefärbt"?
"gefärbt" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-R-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfɛʁpt].
What does "gefärbt" mean?
As a verb, "gefärbt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs färben
What words are commonly confused with "gefärbt"?
"gefärbt" is commonly confused with "gehabt", "gefasst", "gewarnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefärbt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefärbt" is [ɡəˈfɛʁpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefärbt" come from?
"gefärbt" 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 "gefärbt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list