Gnade

/[ˈɡnaːdə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,303

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Gnade is aGermannoun. It means: die Handlung, eine Strafe, die man verhängen kann, einzuschränken oder aufzuheben; die juristisch bindende Anordnung, eine bereits verhängte Strafe zu mindern oder insgesamt zu erlassen Pronounced [ˈɡnaːdə]. It ranks #6,303 in German word frequency. Often confused with Grad and grade.

Key facts for Gnade
PropertyValue
HeadwordGnade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡnaːdə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,303
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gnade is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡnaːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,303 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gnade, with forms such as "gande", "ggnade", and "gnadde". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Grad", "grade", "graue", and more, 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 Gnade, spelled G-N-A-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Handlung, eine Strafe, die man verhängen kann, einzuschränken oder aufzuheben; die juristisch bindende Anordnung, eine bereits verhängte Strafe zu mindern oder insgesamt zu erlassen
  2. 2
    die Hilfe Gottes in den prophetischen Religionen (Judentum, Christentum, Islam), Sünden unverdient zu vergeben
  3. 3
    die Gunst, die Unterstützung, die zum Beispiel eine höherrangige Person oder auch besondere Umstände gewähren können

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gande,ggnade,gnadde,gnaed,gndae,gnnade,ngade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gnade

Misspelling Variants of "Gnade"

gande5ggnade6gnadde6gnaed5gndae5gnnade6ngade5
Misspelling Variants of "Gnade"

Frequency rank: #6,303 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gnade"?
"Gnade" is spelled G-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡnaːdə].
What does "Gnade" mean?
As a noun, "Gnade" means: die Handlung, eine Strafe, die man verhängen kann, einzuschränken oder aufzuheben; die juristisch bindende Anordnung, eine bereits verhängte Strafe zu mindern oder insgesamt zu erlassen
What words are commonly confused with "Gnade"?
"Gnade" is commonly confused with "Grad", "grade", "graue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gnade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gnade" is [ˈɡnaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gnade" come from?
"Gnade" 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.