getan
[ɡəˈtaːn]
The verdict
“getan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,182
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tun
Corpus desk
Index DE-getan · getan · German
getan · rank #1,182 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,182
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH gegangen
Nearest frequency peer: gegangen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “getan”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- en
en
98,822 corpus weight
- erstmals
erstmals
98,821 corpus weight
- gegangen
gegangen
98,820 corpus weight
- getan
getan
98,819 corpus weight
- Grenzen
Grenzen
98,818 corpus weight
- Hund
Hund
98,817 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “getan” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | getan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈtaːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,182 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “getan” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around getan (IPA [ɡəˈtaːn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,182 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tun".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for getan, with forms such as "egtan", "geatn", and "getann". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gran", "gets", "guten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 getan, spelled G-E-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tun
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egtan
- geatn
- getann
- getna
- gettan
- ggetan
- gtean
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of getan - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "getan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "getan". Here's where to go from here.
- "getan" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gran". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,182 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.