geltend

[ˈɡɛltn̩t]

/[ˈɡɛltn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“geltend” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,181. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,181
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-geltend · geltend · German

geltend · rank #7,181 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,181
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefehlt

Nearest frequency peer: gefehlt (-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 „geltend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geltend“ 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).

geltend vs Gesten
57% similar
geltend vs Geltung
57% similar
geltend vs gestand
71% similar

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

Key facts for geltend
PropertyValue
Headwordgeltend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡɛltn̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,181
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geltend“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gefehlt“ (#7,180), „gereicht“ (#7,182), „geeigneten“ (#7,179). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geltend“ bei #7,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around geltend (IPA [ˈɡɛltn̩t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,181 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs gelten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for geltend, with forms such as "egltend", "geletnd", and "gelltend". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesten", "Geltung", "gestand", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 geltend, spelled G-E-L-T-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs gelten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egltend
  • geletnd
  • gelltend
  • geltedn
  • geltendd
  • geltennd
  • geltned
  • gelttend
  • getlend
  • ggeltend
  • gletend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egltend2geletnd2gelltend1geltedn2geltendd1geltennd1geltned2gelttend1
Edit distance from "geltend"

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 "geltend"?
"geltend" is spelled G-E-L-T-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛltn̩t].
What does "geltend" mean?
As a verb, "geltend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs gelten
What words are commonly confused with "geltend"?
"geltend" is commonly confused with "Gesten", "Geltung", "gestand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geltend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geltend" is [ˈɡɛltn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geltend" come from?
"geltend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geltend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefehlt#7,180Haustür#7,188Fassade#7,170Melodie#7,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erneuert11 variantseinladen11 variantsAufträge11 variantsOberliga11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list