gefunden

/[ɡəˈfʊndn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#443

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

gefunden is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs finden Pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndn̩]. It ranks #443 in German word frequency. Often confused with gründen and gesunde.

Key facts for gefunden
PropertyValue
Headwordgefunden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈfʊndn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#443
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gefunden is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈfʊndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #443 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs finden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefunden, with forms such as "egfunden", "geffunden", and "gefnuden". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gründen", "gesunde", "gelungen", 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 gefunden, spelled G-E-F-U-N-D-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 finden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egfunden,geffunden,gefnuden,gefudnen,gefundden,gefundenn,gefundne,gefunedn,gefunnden,geufnden,gfeunden,ggefunden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gefunden

Misspelling Variants of "gefunden"

egfunden8geffunden9gefnuden8gefudnen8gefundden9gefundenn9gefundne8gefunedn8
Misspelling Variants of "gefunden"

Frequency rank: #443 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefunden"?
"gefunden" is spelled G-E-F-U-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʊndn̩].
What does "gefunden" mean?
As a verb, "gefunden" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs finden
What words are commonly confused with "gefunden"?
"gefunden" is commonly confused with "gründen", "gesunde", "gelungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefunden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefunden" is [ɡəˈfʊndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefunden" come from?
"gefunden" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.