Gnade

[ˈɡnaːdə]

/[ˈɡnaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gnade” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,303
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gnade · Gnade · German

Gnade · rank #6,303 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,303
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gänzlich

Nearest frequency peer: gänzlich (+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 „Gnade“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gnade“ 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).

Gnade vs Grad
60% similar
Gnade vs grade
60% similar
Gnade vs graue
40% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gnade“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gnadeliegt 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: „gänzlich“ (#6,304), „Genf“ (#6,301), „Handball“ (#6,305). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gnade“ bei #6,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Gnade (IPA [ˈɡnaːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,303 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gnade, with forms such as "gande", "ggnade", and "gnadde". 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 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gnade, spelled G-N-A-D-E.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verurteilten wollten öffentlich um Gnade bitten.
  2. Gib deinem Herzen einen Ruck und zeig Gnade. Verzichte auf weitere Maßnahmen.

Antonyms

VollstreckungUngnade

This word in other languages

pardon(English)misericordia(Español)grâce(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gande
  • ggnade
  • gnadde
  • gnaed
  • gndae
  • gnnade
  • ngade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gnade - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gande2ggnade1gnadde1gnaed2gndae2gnnade1ngade2
Edit distance from "Gnade"

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 "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'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 "Gnade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fähig#6,300Enkel#6,291Kopie#6,317bunte#6,285

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Ironie7 variantsbitter7 variantsnetten7 variantsRabatt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list