giftigen

[ˈɡɪftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈɡɪftɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“giftigen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,745
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-giftigen · giftigen · German

giftigen · rank #24,745 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,745
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH GHz

Nearest frequency peer: GHz (-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 „giftigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „giftigen“ 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).

giftigen vs gültigen
75% similar
giftigen vs giftiger
88% similar
giftigen vs giftig
75% similar

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

Key facts for giftigen
PropertyValue
Headwordgiftigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡɪftɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,745
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „giftigen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „GHz“ (#24,744), „gezeigte“ (#24,743), „Gleichgesinnten“ (#24,747). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „giftigen“ bei #24,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around giftigen (IPA [ˈɡɪftɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,745 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for giftigen, with forms such as "gfitigen", "ggiftigen", and "gifftigen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gültigen", "giftiger", "giftig", 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 giftigen, spelled G-I-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gfitigen
  • ggiftigen
  • gifftigen
  • gifitgen
  • giftgien
  • giftiegn
  • giftigenn
  • giftiggen
  • giftigne
  • gifttigen
  • gitfigen
  • igftigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gfitigen2ggiftigen1gifftigen1gifitgen2giftgien2giftiegn2giftigenn1giftiggen1
Edit distance from "giftigen"

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 "giftigen"?
"giftigen" is spelled G-I-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪftɪɡn̩].
What does "giftigen" mean?
As an adjective, "giftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs giftig
What words are commonly confused with "giftigen"?
"giftigen" is commonly confused with "gültigen", "giftiger", "giftig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "giftigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "giftigen" is [ˈɡɪftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "giftigen" come from?
"giftigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "giftigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gezeigte#24,743gespeist#24,740Gläschen#24,751Groschen#24,754

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

handicap12 variantsHerkules12 variantsFeuilleton12 variantsinstabil12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list