geschieden

[ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“geschieden” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,440
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Familienstand nach einer Ehescheidung lebend

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschieden · geschieden · German

geschieden · rank #11,440 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,440
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Genossenschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Genossenschaft (-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 „geschieden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geschieden“ 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).

geschieden vs geschissen
80% similar
geschieden vs geschrieben
82% similar
geschieden vs geschwiegen
82% similar

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

Key facts for geschieden
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschieden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,440
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geschieden“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.geschiedenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Genossenschaft“ (#11,439), „geschweige“ (#11,441), „Genfer“ (#11,438). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geschieden“ bei #11,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around geschieden (IPA [ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,440 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "im Familienstand nach einer Ehescheidung lebend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschieden, with forms such as "egschieden", "gecshieden", and "gescchieden". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "geschissen", "geschrieben", "geschwiegen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is geschieden, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-E-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Familienstand nach einer Ehescheidung lebend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how geschieden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Geschieden ist neben ledig, verheiratet und verwitwet einer der vier weltweit üblichen Familienstände.

This word in other languages

divorced(English)divorciado(Español)divorcé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschieden
  • gecshieden
  • gescchieden
  • gescheiden
  • geschhieden
  • geschideen
  • geschiedden
  • geschiedenn
  • geschiedne
  • geschieedn
  • gesciheden
  • geshcieden
  • gesschieden
  • ggeschieden
  • gsechieden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschieden2gecshieden2gescchieden1gescheiden2geschhieden1geschideen2geschiedden1geschiedenn1
Edit distance from "geschieden"

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 "geschieden"?
"geschieden" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃiːdn̩].
What does "geschieden" mean?
As an adjective, "geschieden" means: im Familienstand nach einer Ehescheidung lebend
What words are commonly confused with "geschieden"?
"geschieden" is commonly confused with "geschissen", "geschrieben", "geschwiegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschieden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschieden" is [ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschieden" come from?
"geschieden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschweige#11,441gewaltigen#11,442Heimatland#11,451Konflikten#11,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

detaillierte15 variantsAusdehnung15 variantsschwingen15 variantsSparkassen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list