gefressen

/[ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,715

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

gefressen is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fressen Pronounced [ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]. Often confused with gegessen and gemessen.

Key facts for gefressen
PropertyValue
Headwordgefressen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,715
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gefressen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gefressen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,715 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fressen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for gefressen, with forms such as "egfressen", "geferssen", and "geffressen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "gegessen", "gemessen", "gerissen", 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 gefressen, spelled G-E-F-R-E-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fressen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egfressen,geferssen,geffressen,gefresen,gefresesn,gefressenn,gefressne,gefreßen,gefrressen,gefrsesen,gerfessen,gferessen,ggefressen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gefressen

Misspelling Variants of "gefressen"

egfressen9geferssen9geffressen10gefresen8gefresesn9gefressenn10gefressne9gefreßen8
Misspelling Variants of "gefressen"

Frequency rank: #12,715 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefressen"?
"gefressen" is spelled G-E-F-R-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩].
What does "gefressen" mean?
As a verb, "gefressen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fressen
What words are commonly confused with "gefressen"?
"gefressen" is commonly confused with "gegessen", "gemessen", "gerissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefressen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefressen" is [ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefressen" come from?
"gefressen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.