Geraden
[ɡəˈʁaːdn̩]
The verdict
“Geraden” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,925 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,925
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geraden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʁaːdn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,925 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geraden” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Geraden is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁaːdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,925 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geraden, with forms such as "egraden", "gearden", and "geradden". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grade", "Geräte", "Grafen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geraden, spelled G-E-R-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
- 2Genitiv Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
- 3Dativ Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
- 4Plural der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
- 5Genitiv Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
- 6Dativ Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
- 7Plural der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Gerade
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egraden,gearden,geradden,geradenn,geradne,geraedn,gerdaen,gerraden,ggeraden,greaden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geraden - 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.
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.
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Using “Geraden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-A-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈʁaːdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grade” - see the side-by-side comparison. Geraden vs grade
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.