gekommen

[ɡəˈkɔmən]

/[ɡəˈkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gekommen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#615
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gekommen · gekommen · German

gekommen · rank #615 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #615
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH CDU

Nearest frequency peer: CDU (-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 „gekommen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gekommen“ 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).

gekommen vs genommen
88% similar
gekommen vs gekommene
89% similar
gekommen vs genommene
78% similar

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

Key facts for gekommen
PropertyValue
Headwordgekommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈkɔmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#615
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gekommen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gekommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „CDU“ (#614), „gern“ (#616), „gestern“ (#617). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gekommen“ bei #615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gekommen (IPA [ɡəˈkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #615 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gekommen, with forms such as "egkommen", "gekkommen", and "gekmomen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "genommen", "gekommene", "genommene", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gekommen, spelled G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egkommen
  • gekkommen
  • gekmomen
  • gekomemn
  • gekomen
  • gekommenn
  • gekommne
  • geokmmen
  • ggekommen
  • gkeommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egkommen2gekkommen1gekmomen2gekomemn2gekomen1gekommenn1gekommne2geokmmen2
Edit distance from "gekommen"

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 "gekommen"?
"gekommen" is spelled G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈkɔmən].
What does "gekommen" mean?
As a verb, "gekommen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kommen
What words are commonly confused with "gekommen"?
"gekommen" is commonly confused with "genommen", "gekommene", "genommene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gekommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gekommen" is [ɡəˈkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gekommen" come from?
"gekommen" 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 "gekommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

brauchen#597aufgrund#596schlecht#649sprechen#653

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

anderes10 variantsdagegen10 variantsMeinung10 variantsglauben10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list