gender

[ˈd͡ʒɛndɐ]

/[ˈd͡ʒɛndɐ]/ verb

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The verdict

“gender” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,093
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gendern

Corpus desk

Index DE-gender · gender · German

gender · rank #10,093 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,093
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gemeinsamer

Nearest frequency peer: gemeinsamer (-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 „gender“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gender“ 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).

gender vs Genre
50% similar
gender vs Genen
50% similar
gender vs Geyer
50% similar

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

Key facts for gender
PropertyValue
Headwordgender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɛndɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,093
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gender“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gemeinsamer“ (#10,092), „geringsten“ (#10,094), „gedrängt“ (#10,091). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gender“ bei #10,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gender (IPA [ˈd͡ʒɛndɐ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,093 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gender, with forms such as "egnder", "gedner", and "gendder". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Genre", "Genen", "Geyer", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gender, spelled G-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gendern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gendern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnder
  • gedner
  • gendder
  • genderr
  • gendre
  • genedr
  • gennder
  • ggender
  • gneder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egnder2gedner2gendder1genderr1gendre2genedr2gennder1ggender1
Edit distance from "gender"

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 "gender"?
"gender" is spelled G-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɛndɐ].
What does "gender" mean?
As a verb, "gender" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gendern
What words are commonly confused with "gender"?
"gender" is commonly confused with "Genre", "Genen", "Geyer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gender" is [ˈd͡ʒɛndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gender" come from?
"gender" 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 "gender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gräfin#10,101Fliege#10,083Göttin#10,103Fahnen#10,079

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

husten9 variantsHühner9 variantsIdealen9 variantsknappen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list