gerufene

Name: gerufene, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈʁuːfənə]

/[ɡəˈʁuːfənə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gerufene” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,717 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#49,717
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 11
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerufen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gerufene vs gerufen

88% similar

gerufene vs geratene

75% similar

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

Key facts for gerufene
Property	Value
Headword	gerufene
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈʁuːfənə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#49,717
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gerufene” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gerufene lands here:

#49,717

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gerufene is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁuːfənə]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,717 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerufene, with forms such as "egrufene", "gerfuene", and "gerrufene". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gerufen", "geratene", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gerufene, spelled G-E-R-U-F-E-N-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egrufene,gerfuene,gerrufene,geruefne,gerufeen,gerufenne,geruffene,gerufnee,geurfene,ggerufene,greufene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gerufene - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "gerufene"

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 "gerufene"?

"gerufene" is spelled G-E-R-U-F-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁuːfənə].

What does "gerufene" mean?

As an adjective, "gerufene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerufen

What words are commonly confused with "gerufene"?

"gerufene" is commonly confused with "gerufen", "geratene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gerufene"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerufene" is [ɡəˈʁuːfənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gerufene" come from?

"gerufene" 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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Using “gerufene”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-U-F-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈʁuːfənə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gerufen” - see the side-by-side comparison. gerufene vs gerufen
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.