Gradient
[ɡʁaˈdi̯ɛnt]
The verdict
“Gradient” is uncommon German (frequency #90,348 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,348
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maß für die Änderung einer Größe entlang einer Strecke
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gradient |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁaˈdi̯ɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #90,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gradient” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gradient is uncommon German at frequency #90,348 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈdi̯ɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Gradient in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gradient, spelled G-R-A-D-I-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Maß für die Änderung einer Größe entlang einer Strecke
- 2gerichtete Angabe der Änderung in einem Punkt
This word in other languages
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 “Gradient”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-D-I-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.