pflegebedürftigen

Name: pflegebedürftigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“pflegebedürftigen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,130 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#37,130
frequency rank, German: 17
letters: 27
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pflegebedürftigen vs pflegebedürftige

94% similar

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

Key facts for pflegebedürftigen
Property	Value
Headword	pflegebedürftigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]
Letters	17
Frequency rank	#37,130
Misspellings tracked	27
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pflegebedürftigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pflegebedürftigen lands here:

#37,130

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pflegebedürftigen is 17 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,130 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for pflegebedürftigen, with forms such as "fplegebedürftigen", "pfelgebedürftigen", and "pfflegebedürftigen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pflegebedürftige", 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 pflegebedürftigen, spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fplegebedürftigen,pfelgebedürftigen,pfflegebedürftigen,pfleegbedürftigen,pflegbeedürftigen,pflegebbedürftigen,pflegebdeürftigen,pflegebeddürftigen,pflegebedrüftigen,pflegebedüfrtigen,pflegebedürfftigen,pflegebedürfitgen,pflegebedürftgien,pflegebedürftiegn,pflegebedürftigenn,pflegebedürftiggen,pflegebedürftigne,pflegebedürfttigen,pflegebedürrftigen,pflegebedürtfigen,pflegebeüdrftigen,pflegeebdürftigen,pfleggebedürftigen,pflgeebedürftigen,pfllegebedürftigen,plfegebedürftigen,ppflegebedürftigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "pflegebedürftigen"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pflegebedürftigen"?

"pflegebedürftigen" is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩].

What does "pflegebedürftigen" mean?

As an adjective, "pflegebedürftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pflegebedürftig

What words are commonly confused with "pflegebedürftigen"?

"pflegebedürftigen" is commonly confused with "pflegebedürftige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "pflegebedürftigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pflegebedürftigen" is [ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "pflegebedürftigen" come from?

"pflegebedürftigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “pflegebedürftigen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is P-F-L-E-G-E-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈp͡fleːɡəbəˌdʏʁftɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.