gefürchtet

[ɡəˈfʏʁçtət]

/[ɡəˈfʏʁçtət]/ adj

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The verdict

“gefürchtet” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,142
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor etwas Angst habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefurchtet · gefürchtet · German

gefürchtet · rank #23,142 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,142
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gedenkt

Nearest frequency peer: gedenkt (-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 „gefürchtet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gefürchtet“ 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).

gefürchtet vs gezüchtet
80% similar
gefürchtet vs gefürchtete
91% similar
gefürchtet vs gefürchteten
83% similar

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

Key facts for gefürchtet
PropertyValue
Headwordgefürchtet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfʏʁçtət]
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,142
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gefürchtet“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gefürchtetliegt 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: „gedenkt“ (#23,141), „Geheimhaltung“ (#23,143), „Gartenbau“ (#23,140). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefürchtet“ bei #23,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around gefürchtet (IPA [ɡəˈfʏʁçtət]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,142 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vor etwas Angst habend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefürchtet, with forms such as "egfürchtet", "geffürchtet", and "gefrüchtet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gezüchtet", "gefürchtete", "gefürchteten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gefürchtet, spelled G-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor etwas Angst habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Vorteile des neuen Medikamentes lagen darin, dass es leicht herstellbar war, gut sedativ wirkte und wenig Nebenwirkungen aufwies, auch nicht den vom Chloroform bekannten und gefürchteten Rausch.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfürchtet
  • geffürchtet
  • gefrüchtet
  • gefücrhtet
  • gefürcchtet
  • gefürchett
  • gefürchhtet
  • gefürchtett
  • gefürchtte
  • gefürchttet
  • gefürcthet
  • gefürhctet
  • gefürrchtet
  • geüfrchtet
  • gfeürchtet
  • ggefürchtet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gefürchtet - 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.

egfürchtet2geffürchtet1gefrüchtet2gefücrhtet2gefürcchtet1gefürchett2gefürchhtet1gefürchtett1
Edit distance from "gefürchtet"

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 "gefürchtet"?
"gefürchtet" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʏʁçtət].
What does "gefürchtet" mean?
As an adjective, "gefürchtet" means: vor etwas Angst habend
What words are commonly confused with "gefürchtet"?
"gefürchtet" is commonly confused with "gezüchtet", "gefürchtete", "gefürchteten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefürchtet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefürchtet" is [ɡəˈfʏʁçtət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefürchtet" come from?
"gefürchtet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gefürchtet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geldanlage#23,146genehmigte#23,150Fakultäten#23,120Eurovision#23,118

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

funktionale16 variantsEtablierung16 variantsEntertainer16 variantseinzuwenden16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list