Gottfried

[ˈɡɔtˌfʁiːt]

/[ˈɡɔtˌfʁiːt]/ name

The verdict

“Gottfried” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,210
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gottfried · Gottfried · German

Gottfried · rank #9,210 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,210
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gliederung

Nearest frequency peer: Gliederung (-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 „Gottfried“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gottfried“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gottfried
PropertyValue
HeadwordGottfried
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡɔtˌfʁiːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,210
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gottfried“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gottfriedliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gliederung“ (#9,209), „grillen“ (#9,211), „gleicht“ (#9,208). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gottfried“ bei #9,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gottfried (IPA [ˈɡɔtˌfʁiːt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,210 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gottfried, with forms such as "ggottfried", "gotfried", and "gotftried". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Gottfried, spelled G-O-T-T-F-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich liebe Gottfried.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggottfried
  • gotfried
  • gotftried
  • gottffried
  • gottfired
  • gottfreid
  • gottfride
  • gottfriedd
  • gottfrried
  • gottrfied
  • gtotfried
  • ogttfried

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggottfried1gotfried1gotftried2gottffried1gottfired2gottfreid2gottfride2gottfriedd1
Edit distance from "Gottfried"

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 "Gottfried"?
"Gottfried" is spelled G-O-T-T-F-R-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔtˌfʁiːt].
What does "Gottfried" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gottfried" means: männlicher Vorname
What are common misspellings of "Gottfried"?
Common misspellings include "ggottfried", "gotfried", "gotftried", "gottffried", "gottfired". The correct spelling is "Gottfried".
How do you pronounce "Gottfried"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gottfried" is [ˈɡɔtˌfʁiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gottfried" come from?
"Gottfried" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list