Gliederung

[ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gliederung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,209
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anordnung, Aufbau, Aufteilung der Teile eines zumeist umfangreicheren Texts

Corpus desk

Index DE-gliederung · Gliederung · German

Gliederung · rank #9,209 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,209
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gleicht

Nearest frequency peer: gleicht (-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 „Gliederung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gliederung“ 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).

Gliederung vs gliedern
70% similar

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

Key facts for Gliederung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGliederung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,209
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gliederung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gliederungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gleicht“ (#9,208), „Gottfried“ (#9,210), „gewünschten“ (#9,207). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gliederung“ bei #9,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Gliederung (IPA [ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,209 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gliederung, with forms such as "ggliederung", "gilederung", and "gleiderung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gliedern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gliederung, spelled G-L-I-E-D-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anordnung, Aufbau, Aufteilung der Teile eines zumeist umfangreicheren Texts
  2. 2
    Strukturierung eines Ganzen in voneinander unterscheidbare Bereiche
  3. 3
    Organisationseinheit der nationalsozialistischen Verbände

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gliederung muss überarbeitet werden.
  2. „Festabstände werden beispielsweise verwendet bei Abkürzungen, beim Datum, bei der Gliederung von Nummern, bei Paragrafzeichen, Rechenzeichen, Zahlen und Einheiten.“

Synonyms

AufteilungStrukturierung

This word in other languages

classification(English)estructura(Español)division(Français)divisão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggliederung
  • gilederung
  • gleiderung
  • glideerung
  • gliedderung
  • gliedernug
  • gliederrung
  • gliederugn
  • gliederungg
  • gliederunng
  • gliedeurng
  • gliedreung
  • glieedrung
  • glliederung
  • lgiederung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggliederung1gilederung2gleiderung2glideerung2gliedderung1gliedernug2gliederrung1gliederugn2
Edit distance from "Gliederung"

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 "Gliederung"?
"Gliederung" is spelled G-L-I-E-D-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ].
What does "Gliederung" mean?
As a noun, "Gliederung" means: Anordnung, Aufbau, Aufteilung der Teile eines zumeist umfangreicheren Texts
What words are commonly confused with "Gliederung"?
"Gliederung" is commonly confused with "gliedern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gliederung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gliederung" is [ˈɡliːdəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gliederung" come from?
"Gliederung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geheiratet#9,200fasziniert#9,188Lebensraum#9,236Elektronik#9,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Initiativen15 variantsKommentaren15 variantsSchnitzel15 variantsschwarzes15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list