gerungen

[ɡəˈʁʊŋən]

/[ɡəˈʁʊŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gerungen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,214
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerungen · gerungen · German

gerungen · rank #43,214 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,214
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geringfügigen

Nearest frequency peer: geringfügigen (-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 „gerungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gerungen“ 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).

gerungen vs Grünen
50% similar
gerungen vs gründen
63% similar
gerungen vs gesunden
75% similar

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

Key facts for gerungen
PropertyValue
Headwordgerungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʁʊŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,214
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gerungen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gerungenliegt 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: „geringfügigen“ (#43,213), „Gerüchteküche“ (#43,215), „gesamter“ (#43,216). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerungen“ bei #43,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gerungen (IPA [ɡəˈʁʊŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,214 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ringen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerungen, with forms such as "egrungen", "gernugen", and "gerrungen". 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, "Grünen", "gründen", "gesunden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gerungen, spelled G-E-R-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ringen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrungen
  • gernugen
  • gerrungen
  • gerugnen
  • gerunegn
  • gerungenn
  • gerunggen
  • gerungne
  • gerunngen
  • geurngen
  • ggerungen
  • greungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egrungen2gernugen2gerrungen1gerugnen2gerunegn2gerungenn1gerunggen1gerungne2
Edit distance from "gerungen"

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 "gerungen"?
"gerungen" is spelled G-E-R-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʊŋən].
What does "gerungen" mean?
As a verb, "gerungen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ringen
What words are commonly confused with "gerungen"?
"gerungen" is commonly confused with "Grünen", "gründen", "gesunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gerungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerungen" is [ɡəˈʁʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerungen" come from?
"gerungen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gerungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gesamter#43,216gesellig#43,220getötete#43,221gezögert#43,223

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gewittern12 variantsgebürtig12 variantsHerdecke12 variantshinderte12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list