gefunden

[ɡəˈfʊndn̩]

/[ɡəˈfʊndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gefunden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#443
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefunden · gefunden · German

gefunden · rank #443 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #443
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fünf

Nearest frequency peer: fünf (-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 „gefunden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gefunden“ 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).

gefunden vs gründen
63% similar
gefunden vs gesunde
75% similar
gefunden vs gelungen
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gefunden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gefundenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fünf“ (#442), „gilt“ (#444), „EU“ (#441). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefunden“ bei #443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gefunden (IPA [ɡəˈfʊndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #443 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gefunden, spelled G-E-F-U-N-D-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gefunden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egfunden2geffunden1gefnuden2gefudnen2gefundden1gefundenn1gefundne2gefunedn2
Edit distance from "gefunden"

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 "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. 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 "gefunden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

nächsten#436deutlich#429erhalten#418trotzdem#483

Similar misspelling depth

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

ebenfalls12 variantsInternet12 variantsPersonen12 variantsgeworden12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list