gefroren

/[ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,058

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

gefroren is anGermanadj. It means: durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt Pronounced [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]. Often confused with gehören and gefrorene.

Key facts for gefroren
PropertyValue
Headwordgefroren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,058
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gefroren is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,058 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for gefroren, with forms such as "egfroren", "geffroren", and "geforren". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gehören", "gefrorene", "gefrorenen", 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 gefroren, spelled G-E-F-R-O-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egfroren,geffroren,geforren,gefroern,gefrorenn,gefrorne,gefrorren,gefrroen,gefrroren,gerforen,gferoren,ggefroren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gefroren

Misspelling Variants of "gefroren"

egfroren8geffroren9geforren8gefroern8gefrorenn9gefrorne8gefrorren9gefrroen8
Misspelling Variants of "gefroren"

Frequency rank: #31,058 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefroren"?
"gefroren" is spelled G-E-F-R-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən].
What does "gefroren" mean?
As an adj, "gefroren" means: durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt
What words are commonly confused with "gefroren"?
"gefroren" is commonly confused with "gehören", "gefrorene", "gefrorenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefroren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefroren" is [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefroren" come from?
"gefroren" 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.