getreuen

[ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ən]

/[ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ən]/ adj

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The verdict

“getreuen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,986
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu

Corpus desk

Index DE-getreuen · getreuen · German

getreuen · rank #45,986 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,986
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH getretenen

Nearest frequency peer: getretenen (-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 „getreuen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „getreuen“ 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).

getreuen vs getrieben
78% similar
getreuen vs getreu
75% similar
getreuen vs getragen
75% similar

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

Key facts for getreuen
PropertyValue
Headwordgetreuen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,986
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „getreuen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).getreuenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „getretenen“ (#45,985), „Getümmel“ (#45,987), „Gesängen“ (#45,984). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „getreuen“ bei #45,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around getreuen (IPA [ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,986 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for getreuen, with forms such as "egtreuen", "gerteuen", and "geteruen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "getrieben", "getreu", "getragen", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is getreuen, spelled G-E-T-R-E-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egtreuen
  • gerteuen
  • geteruen
  • getreeun
  • getreuenn
  • getreune
  • getrreuen
  • getrueen
  • gettreuen
  • ggetreuen
  • gtereuen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egtreuen2gerteuen2geteruen2getreeun2getreuenn1getreune2getrreuen1getrueen2
Edit distance from "getreuen"

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

Same letter count

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

Getümmel#45,987Gesängen#45,984geächtet#45,990Glückauf#45,997

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gewölbt11 variantsHallstatt11 variantshaltlos11 variantsherzlos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list