gliedern

/[ˈɡliːdɐn]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,577

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

gliedern is aGermanverb. It means: etwas zwecks der Übersichtlichkeit in einzelne, manchmal hierarchisch geordnete Einheiten teilen Pronounced [ˈɡliːdɐn]. Often confused with gliedert and Gliederung.

Key facts for gliedern
PropertyValue
Headwordgliedern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡliːdɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,577
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gliedern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gliedern is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡliːdɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,577 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for gliedern, with forms such as "ggliedern", "giledern", and "gleidern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gliedert", "Gliederung", "Glieder", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gliedern, spelled G-L-I-E-D-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zwecks der Übersichtlichkeit in einzelne, manchmal hierarchisch geordnete Einheiten teilen
  2. 2
    in einzelne Abschnitte geteilt sein

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggliedern,giledern,gleidern,glideern,glieddern,gliedenr,gliedernn,gliederrn,gliedren,glieedrn,glliedern,lgiedern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gliedern

Misspelling Variants of "gliedern"

ggliedern9giledern8gleidern8glideern8glieddern9gliedenr8gliedernn9gliederrn9
Misspelling Variants of "gliedern"

Frequency rank: #25,577 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gliedern"?
"gliedern" is spelled G-L-I-E-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡliːdɐn].
What does "gliedern" mean?
As a verb, "gliedern" means: etwas zwecks der Übersichtlichkeit in einzelne, manchmal hierarchisch geordnete Einheiten teilen
What words are commonly confused with "gliedern"?
"gliedern" is commonly confused with "gliedert", "Gliederung", "Glieder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gliedern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gliedern" is [ˈɡliːdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gliedern" come from?
"gliedern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.