gefürchtete

[ɡəˈfʏʁçtətə]

/[ɡəˈfʏʁçtətə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gefürchtete” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,959
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefurchtete · gefürchtete · German

gefürchtete · rank #45,959 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,959
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefundenes

Nearest frequency peer: gefundenes (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gefürchtete”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gefürchtete” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gefürchtete vs gefürchteten
92% similar
gefürchtete vs gefürchtet
91% similar
gefürchtete vs Geflüchtete
73% similar

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

Key facts for gefürchtete
PropertyValue
Headwordgefürchtete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfʏʁçtətə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#45,959
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gefürchtete” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gefürchtete lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around gefürchtete (IPA [ɡəˈfʏʁçtətə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,959 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefürchtete, with forms such as "egfürchtete", "geffürchtete", and "gefrüchtete". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gefürchteten", "gefürchtet", "Geflüchtete", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gefürchtete, spelled G-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfürchtete
  • geffürchtete
  • gefrüchtete
  • gefücrhtete
  • gefürcchtete
  • gefürchette
  • gefürchhtete
  • gefürchteet
  • gefürchtette
  • gefürchttee
  • gefürchttete
  • gefürcthete
  • gefürhctete
  • gefürrchtete
  • geüfrchtete
  • gfeürchtete
  • ggefürchtete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egfürchtete2geffürchtete1gefrüchtete2gefücrhtete2gefürcchtete1gefürchette2gefürchhtete1gefürchteet2
Edit distance from "gefürchtete"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefürchtete"?
"gefürchtete" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʏʁçtətə].
What does "gefürchtete" mean?
As an adjective, "gefürchtete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefürchtet
What words are commonly confused with "gefürchtete"?
"gefürchtete" is commonly confused with "gefürchteten", "gefürchtet", "Geflüchtete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefürchtete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefürchtete" is [ɡəˈfʏʁçtətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefürchtete" come from?
"gefürchtete" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekleideten#45,967gepanzerten#45,973geschmückte#45,975geschütztes#45,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Gegenstimmen17 variantsFlorentiner17 variantsFalschgeld17 variantsHabilitation17 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list