geradewegs
[ɡəˈʁaːdəˌveːks]
The verdict
“geradewegs” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,793
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Umweg
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geradewegs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʁaːdəˌveːks] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #35,793 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “geradewegs” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around geradewegs (IPA [ɡəˈʁaːdəˌveːks]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #35,793 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for geradewegs, with forms such as "egradewegs", "geardewegs", and "geraddewegs". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geradewegs, spelled G-E-R-A-D-E-W-E-G-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Umweg
- 2ohne Umschweife, offen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egradewegs
- geardewegs
- geraddewegs
- geradeewgs
- geradeweggs
- geradewegss
- geradewesg
- geradewges
- geradewwegs
- geradweegs
- geraedwegs
- gerdaewegs
- gerradewegs
- ggeradewegs
- greadewegs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geradewegs - 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.
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 “geradewegs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-A-D-E-W-E-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈʁaːdəˌveːks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.