gehenden

[ˈɡeːəndn̩]

/[ˈɡeːəndn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehenden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,077
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehenden · gehenden · German

gehenden · rank #30,077 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,077
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegengewicht

Nearest frequency peer: Gegengewicht (-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 „gehenden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gehenden“ 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).

gehenden vs gesunden
75% similar
gehenden vs gesendet
75% similar
gehenden vs gewendet
75% similar

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

Key facts for gehenden
PropertyValue
Headwordgehenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡeːəndn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,077
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gehenden“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gegengewicht“ (#30,076), „geizig“ (#30,078), „Gefährder“ (#30,075). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehenden“ bei #30,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gehenden (IPA [ˈɡeːəndn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,077 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehenden, with forms such as "eghenden", "geehnden", and "gehednen". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "gesunden", "gesendet", "gewendet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gehenden, spelled G-E-H-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghenden
  • geehnden
  • gehednen
  • gehendden
  • gehendenn
  • gehendne
  • gehenedn
  • gehennden
  • gehhenden
  • gehneden
  • ggehenden
  • gheenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gehenden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eghenden2geehnden2gehednen2gehendden1gehendenn1gehendne2gehenedn2gehennden1
Edit distance from "gehenden"

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 "gehenden"?
"gehenden" is spelled G-E-H-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːəndn̩].
What does "gehenden" mean?
As an adjective, "gehenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend
What words are commonly confused with "gehenden"?
"gehenden" is commonly confused with "gesunden", "gesendet", "gewendet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehenden" is [ˈɡeːəndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehenden" come from?
"gehenden" 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 "gehenden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gebhardt#30,072geschont#30,085Fähnchen#30,068getaucht#30,090

Similar misspelling depth

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

Handhabe12 variantshingeben12 variantsIntervall12 variantskassierte12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list