Gnadenbild
[ˈɡnaːdn̩ˌbɪlt]
The verdict
“Gnadenbild” is uncommon German (frequency #93,001 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,001
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abbildung eines Heiligen, von Jesus oder der Mutter Gottes, der von Gläubigen Wunderkraft zugeschrieben wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gnadenbild |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡnaːdn̩ˌbɪlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gnadenbild” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gnadenbild is uncommon German at frequency #93,001 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡnaːdn̩ˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbildung eines Heiligen, von Jesus oder der Mutter Gottes, der von Gläubigen Wunderkraft zugeschrieben wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gnadenbild, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gnadenbild, spelled G-N-A-D-E-N-B-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1Abbildung eines Heiligen, von Jesus oder der Mutter Gottes, der von Gläubigen Wunderkraft zugeschrieben wird
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.
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Using “Gnadenbild”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-N-A-D-E-N-B-I-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.