gerader

[ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]

/[ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gerader” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,576
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerader · gerader · German

gerader · rank #30,576 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,576
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gepflogenheit…

Nearest frequency peer: Gepflogenheiten (-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 „gerader“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gerader“ 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).

gerader vs grade
71% similar
gerader vs Geräte
43% similar
gerader vs Gräber
43% similar

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

Key facts for gerader
PropertyValue
Headwordgerader
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,576
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gerader“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).geraderliegt 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: „Gepflogenheiten“ (#30,575), „gerochen“ (#30,577), „geordnete“ (#30,574). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerader“ bei #30,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gerader (IPA [ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,576 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerader, with forms such as "egrader", "gearder", and "geradder". 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, "grade", "Geräte", "Gräber", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gerader, spelled G-E-R-A-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrader
  • gearder
  • geradder
  • geraderr
  • geradre
  • geraedr
  • gerdaer
  • gerrader
  • ggerader
  • greader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egrader2gearder2geradder1geraderr1geradre2geraedr2gerdaer2gerrader1
Edit distance from "gerader"

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 "gerader"?
"gerader" is spelled G-E-R-A-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁaːdɐ].
What does "gerader" mean?
As an adjective, "gerader" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade
What words are commonly confused with "gerader"?
"gerader" is commonly confused with "grade", "Geräte", "Gräber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gerader"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerader" is [ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerader" come from?
"gerader" 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 "gerader", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

genügte#30,573gesellt#30,580geleckt#30,571Gespann#30,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gleitet10 variantsjourney10 variantsJunkies10 variantsjuwelen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list