gleichnamige

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

[ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌnaːmɪɡə]

/[ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌnaːmɪɡə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“gleichnamige” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,227
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gleichnamige vs gleichnamigen

92% similar

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

Key facts for gleichnamige
Property	Value
Headword	gleichnamige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌnaːmɪɡə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#28,227
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gleichnamige” 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). gleichnamige lands here:

#28,227

#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 18 spelling variants around gleichnamige (IPA [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌnaːmɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,227 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for gleichnamige, with forms such as "gelichnamige", "ggleichnamige", and "glecihnamige". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gleichnamigen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gleichnamige, spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M-I-G-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

gelichnamige
ggleichnamige
glecihnamige
gleicchnamige
gleichanmige
gleichhnamige
gleichnaimge
gleichnamgie
gleichnamieg
gleichnamigge
gleichnammige
gleichnmaige
gleichnnamige
gleicnhamige
gleihcnamige
gliechnamige
glleichnamige
lgeichnamige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gleichnamige - 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 "gleichnamige"

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 "gleichnamige"?

"gleichnamige" is spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌnaːmɪɡə].

What does "gleichnamige" mean?

As an adjective, "gleichnamige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleichnamig

What words are commonly confused with "gleichnamige"?

"gleichnamige" is commonly confused with "gleichnamigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gleichnamige"?

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

What language does "gleichnamige" come from?

"gleichnamige" 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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Using “gleichnamige”

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

The one correct German spelling is G-L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌnaːmɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gleichnamigen” - see the side-by-side comparison. gleichnamige vs gleichnamigen
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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.