giftige

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

[ˈɡɪftɪɡə]

/[ˈɡɪftɪɡə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“giftige” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,359
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

giftige vs gültige

71% similar

giftige vs giftigen

88% similar

giftige vs giftiger

88% similar

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

Key facts for giftige
Property	Value
Headword	giftige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡɪftɪɡə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#22,359
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “giftige” 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). giftige lands here:

#22,359

#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 10 spelling variants around giftige (IPA [ˈɡɪftɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,359 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for giftige, with forms such as "gfitige", "ggiftige", and "gifftige". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gültige", "giftigen", "giftiger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 giftige, spelled G-I-F-T-I-G-E.

Definition

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Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
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Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
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Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
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Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
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Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs giftig
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs giftig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gfitige,ggiftige,gifftige,gifitge,giftgie,giftieg,giftigge,gifttige,gitfige,igftige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "giftige"

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 "giftige"?

"giftige" is spelled G-I-F-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪftɪɡə].

What does "giftige" mean?

As an adjective, "giftige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig

What words are commonly confused with "giftige"?

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

How do you pronounce "giftige"?

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

What language does "giftige" come from?

"giftige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “giftige”

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

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

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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.