gliedern

[ˈɡliːdɐn]

/[ˈɡliːdɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“gliedern” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,577
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zwecks der Übersichtlichkeit in einzelne, manchmal hierarchisch geordnete Einheiten teilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gliedern · gliedern · German

gliedern · rank #25,577 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,577
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH glamour

Nearest frequency peer: glamour (-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 „gliedern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gliedern“ 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).

gliedern vs gliedert
88% similar
gliedern vs Gliederung
70% similar
gliedern vs Glieder
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gliedern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gliedernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „glamour“ (#25,576), „Gretel“ (#25,578), „Gipfels“ (#25,575). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gliedern“ bei #25,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gliedern (IPA [ˈɡliːdɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,577 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gliedern, with forms such as "ggliedern", "giledern", and "gleidern". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gliedert", "Gliederung", "Glieder", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gliedern, spelled G-L-I-E-D-E-R-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gliedern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du musst deinen Vortrag besser gliedern, damit dir die Zuhörer folgen können.
  2. Der Artikel gliedert sich in drei Teile.

This word in other languages

divide(English)diviser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggliedern
  • giledern
  • gleidern
  • glideern
  • glieddern
  • gliedenr
  • gliedernn
  • gliederrn
  • gliedren
  • glieedrn
  • glliedern
  • lgiedern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggliedern1giledern2gleidern2glideern2glieddern1gliedenr2gliedernn1gliederrn1
Edit distance from "gliedern"

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 "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. 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 "gliedern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gestreut#25,574Halsband#25,583Gefechte#25,563Galaxien#25,557

Similar misspelling depth

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

hinkommen12 variantsignoriere12 variantsFahrzeit12 variantserwidert12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list