Gemälden

[ɡəˈmɛːldn̩]

/[ɡəˈmɛːldn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gemälden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,149
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gemälde

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemalden · Gemälden · German

Gemälden · rank #23,149 · 12 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,149
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geliebter

Nearest frequency peer: Geliebter (-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 „Gemälden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gemälden“ 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).

Gemälden vs Geraden
63% similar
Gemälden vs gemalte
50% similar
Gemälden vs gemeldet
63% similar

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

Key facts for Gemälden
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemälden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmɛːldn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,149
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gemälden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gemäldenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geliebter“ (#23,148), „genehmigte“ (#23,150), „gelebte“ (#23,147). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gemälden“ bei #23,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gemälden (IPA [ɡəˈmɛːldn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,149 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gemälde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gemälden, with forms such as "egmälden", "gemläden", and "gemmälden". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Geraden", "gemalte", "gemeldet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gemälden, spelled G-E-M-Ä-L-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gemälde

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmälden
  • gemläden
  • gemmälden
  • gemädlen
  • gemäldden
  • gemäldenn
  • gemäldne
  • gemäledn
  • gemällden
  • geämlden
  • ggemälden
  • gmeälden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gemälden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egmälden2gemläden2gemmälden1gemädlen2gemäldden1gemäldenn1gemäldne2gemäledn2
Edit distance from "Gemälden"

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 "Gemälden"?
"Gemälden" is spelled G-E-M-Ä-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmɛːldn̩].
What does "Gemälden" mean?
As a noun, "Gemälden" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gemälde
What words are commonly confused with "Gemälden"?
"Gemälden" is commonly confused with "Geraden", "gemalte", "gemeldet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gemälden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemälden" is [ɡəˈmɛːldn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemälden" come from?
"Gemälden" 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 "Gemälden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list