Gehwegen
[ˈɡeːˌveːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Gehwegen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,018 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,018
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gehweg
Corpus desk
Index DE-gehwegen · Gehwegen · German
Gehwegen · rank #57,018 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,018
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH geistert
Nearest frequency peer: geistert (+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 “Gehwegen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gegenliebe
Gegenliebe
42,986 corpus weight
- gegliederte
gegliederte
42,985 corpus weight
- Gehwegen
Gehwegen
42,983 corpus weight
- geistert
geistert
42,982 corpus weight
- gelästert
gelästert
42,981 corpus weight
- Gelöbnis
Gelöbnis
42,980 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gehwegen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gehwegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːˌveːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,018 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gehwegen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gehwegen is uncommon German at frequency #57,018 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːˌveːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gehweg".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gehwegen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gehwegen, spelled G-E-H-W-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gehweg
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.
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