gefroren

[ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]

/[ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“gefroren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,058
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefroren · gefroren · German

gefroren · rank #31,058 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,058
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gedulden

Nearest frequency peer: gedulden (-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 „gefroren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gefroren“ 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).

gefroren vs gehören
63% similar
gefroren vs gefrorene
89% similar
gefroren vs gefrorenen
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gefroren“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gedulden“ (#31,057), „Gefährlichkeit“ (#31,059), „Gehirnerschütterung“ (#31,060). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefroren“ bei #31,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gefroren (IPA [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,058 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefroren, with forms such as "egfroren", "geffroren", and "geforren". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gehören", "gefrorene", "gefrorenen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gefroren, spelled G-E-F-R-O-R-E-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Und ihre Berührung hat die gefrorenen Kanäle meines Herzens gelöst und mir den Frieden gebracht.“

This word in other languages

frozen(English)helado(Español)gelé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfroren
  • geffroren
  • geforren
  • gefroern
  • gefrorenn
  • gefrorne
  • gefrorren
  • gefrroen
  • gefrroren
  • gerforen
  • gferoren
  • ggefroren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gefroren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egfroren2geffroren1geforren2gefroern2gefrorenn1gefrorne2gefrorren1gefrroen2
Edit distance from "gefroren"

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 "gefroren"?
"gefroren" is spelled G-E-F-R-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən].
What does "gefroren" mean?
As an adjective, "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. 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 "gefroren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gedulden#31,057gehobene#31,061geknallt#31,063gerundet#31,067

Similar misspelling depth

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

Gesandte12 variantsFirmware12 variantsGewürzen12 variantsFestsaal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list