gekannt

/[ɡəˈkant]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,435

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

gekannt is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kennen Pronounced [ɡəˈkant]. Often confused with gewann and genannt.

Key facts for gekannt
PropertyValue
Headwordgekannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈkant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,435
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gekannt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gekannt is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈkant]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,435 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kennen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for gekannt, with forms such as "egkannt", "geaknnt", and "gekanntt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gewann", "genannt", "gekauft", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gekannt, spelled G-E-K-A-N-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egkannt,geaknnt,gekanntt,gekant,gekantn,gekkannt,geknant,ggekannt,gkeannt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gekannt

Misspelling Variants of "gekannt"

egkannt7geaknnt7gekanntt8gekant6gekantn7gekkannt8geknant7ggekannt8
Misspelling Variants of "gekannt"

Frequency rank: #11,435 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gekannt"?
"gekannt" is spelled G-E-K-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈkant].
What does "gekannt" mean?
As a verb, "gekannt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kennen
What words are commonly confused with "gekannt"?
"gekannt" is commonly confused with "gewann", "genannt", "gekauft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gekannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gekannt" is [ɡəˈkant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gekannt" come from?
"gekannt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.