geratene

[ɡəˈʁaːtənə]

/[ɡəˈʁaːtənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“geratene” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,379. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,379
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten

Corpus desk

Index DE-geratene · geratene · German

geratene · rank #39,379 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,379
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH genommene

Nearest frequency peer: genommene (-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 „geratene“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geratene“ 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).

geratene vs Gerätes
50% similar
geratene vs gerufene
75% similar
geratene vs getragene
78% similar

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

Key facts for geratene
PropertyValue
Headwordgeratene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁaːtənə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,379
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geratene“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gerateneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „genommene“ (#39,378), „gero“ (#39,380), „Genom“ (#39,377). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geratene“ bei #39,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around geratene (IPA [ɡəˈʁaːtənə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,379 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for geratene, with forms such as "egratene", "geartene", and "geraetne". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Gerätes", "gerufene", "getragene", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is geratene, spelled G-E-R-A-T-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egratene
  • geartene
  • geraetne
  • gerateen
  • geratnee
  • gerattene
  • gerratene
  • gertaene
  • ggeratene
  • greatene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egratene2geartene2geraetne2gerateen2geratnee2gerattene1gerratene1gertaene2
Edit distance from "geratene"

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

Same letter count

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

geehrten#39,371gebrüllt#39,368geweihte#39,390gewichen#39,391

Similar misspelling depth

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

genommene10 variantsFregatte10 variantsFesttage10 variantserzieht10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list