giften
[ˈɡɪftn̩]
The verdict
“giften” is uncommon German (frequency #69,288 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,288
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - über jemanden boshaft und gehässig reden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | giften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪftn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “giften” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
giften is uncommon German at frequency #69,288 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡɪftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for giften in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 giften, spelled G-I-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1über jemanden boshaft und gehässig reden
- 2sich ärgern
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “giften”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-I-F-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.