gekriegt

/[ɡəˈkʁiːkt]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,661

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

gekriegt is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kriegen Pronounced [ɡəˈkʁiːkt]. Often confused with geriet and gesiegt.

Key facts for gekriegt
PropertyValue
Headwordgekriegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈkʁiːkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,661
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gekriegt is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈkʁiːkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,661 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 kriegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gekriegt, with forms such as "egkriegt", "gekiregt", and "gekkriegt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "geriet", "gesiegt", 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 gekriegt, spelled G-E-K-R-I-E-G-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 kriegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egkriegt,gekiregt,gekkriegt,gekreigt,gekrieggt,gekriegtt,gekrietg,gekriget,gekrriegt,gerkiegt,ggekriegt,gkeriegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gekriegt

Misspelling Variants of "gekriegt"

egkriegt8gekiregt8gekkriegt9gekreigt8gekrieggt9gekriegtt9gekrietg8gekriget8
Misspelling Variants of "gekriegt"

Frequency rank: #10,661 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gekriegt"?
"gekriegt" is spelled G-E-K-R-I-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈkʁiːkt].
What does "gekriegt" mean?
As a verb, "gekriegt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kriegen
What words are commonly confused with "gekriegt"?
"gekriegt" is commonly confused with "geriet", "gesiegt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gekriegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gekriegt" is [ɡəˈkʁiːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gekriegt" come from?
"gekriegt" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.