gierigen

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

[ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩]

/[ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“gierigen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,694
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gierig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gierigen vs giftigen

75% similar

gierigen vs gierig

75% similar

gierigen vs Geigen

63% similar

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

Key facts for gierigen
Property	Value
Headword	gierigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#46,694
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gierigen” 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). gierigen lands here:

#46,694

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gierigen (IPA [ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,694 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gierigen, with forms such as "geirigen", "ggierigen", and "gieirgen". 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, "giftigen", "gierig", "Geigen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gierigen, spelled G-I-E-R-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: geirigen,ggierigen,gieirgen,giergien,gieriegn,gierigenn,gieriggen,gierigne,gierrigen,gireigen,igerigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "gierigen"

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 "gierigen"?

"gierigen" is spelled G-I-E-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩].

What does "gierigen" mean?

As an adjective, "gierigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gierig

What words are commonly confused with "gierigen"?

"gierigen" is commonly confused with "giftigen", "gierig", "Geigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gierigen"?

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

What language does "gierigen" come from?

"gierigen" 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 “gierigen”

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

The one correct German spelling is G-I-E-R-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “giftigen” - see the side-by-side comparison. gierigen vs giftigen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.