wiedergeben

[ˈviːdɐˌɡeːbm̩]

/[ˈviːdɐˌɡeːbm̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wiedergeben” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,438
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas, das man von ihm erhalten hat, zurückgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiedergeben · wiedergeben · German

wiedergeben · rank #18,438 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,438
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widerlegen

Nearest frequency peer: widerlegen (-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 „wiedergeben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wiedergeben“ 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).

wiedergeben vs Wiedersehen
73% similar
wiedergeben vs wiedergegeben
85% similar
wiedergeben vs wiederzugeben
85% similar

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

Key facts for wiedergeben
PropertyValue
Headwordwiedergeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌɡeːbm̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,438
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wiedergeben“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „widerlegen“ (#18,437), „Windeln“ (#18,439), „wichtigere“ (#18,436). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wiedergeben“ bei #18,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around wiedergeben (IPA [ˈviːdɐˌɡeːbm̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,438 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiedergeben, with forms such as "iwedergeben", "weidergeben", and "wideergeben". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Wiedersehen", "wiedergegeben", "wiederzugeben", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 wiedergeben, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas, das man von ihm erhalten hat, zurückgeben
  2. 2
    über etwas berichten (bei dem man dabei war, um andere darüber zu informieren)
  3. 3
    etwas darstellen
  4. 4
    (Laute/Töne/Bilder) technisch reproduzieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leider muss ich ihm sein Buch wiedergeben; ich hätte es gerne behalten.
  2. Ich gebe jetzt mal den Kern der gefassten Beschlüsse in aller Kürze wieder.

Antonyms

behaltenauslassenübergehenverschweigen

This word in other languages

give back(English)devolver(Español)rendre(Français)devolver(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwedergeben
  • weidergeben
  • wideergeben
  • wieddergeben
  • wiedegreben
  • wiederegben
  • wiedergbeen
  • wiedergebben
  • wiedergebenn
  • wiedergebne
  • wiedergeebn
  • wiederggeben
  • wiederrgeben
  • wiedregeben
  • wieedrgeben
  • wwiedergeben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiedergeben - 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.

iwedergeben2weidergeben2wideergeben2wieddergeben1wiedegreben2wiederegben2wiedergbeen2wiedergebben1
Edit distance from "wiedergeben"

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 "wiedergeben"?
"wiedergeben" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌɡeːbm̩].
What does "wiedergeben" mean?
As a verb, "wiedergeben" means: jemandem etwas, das man von ihm erhalten hat, zurückgeben
What words are commonly confused with "wiedergeben"?
"wiedergeben" is commonly confused with "Wiedersehen", "wiedergegeben", "wiederzugeben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wiedergeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiedergeben" is [ˈviːdɐˌɡeːbm̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiedergeben" come from?
"wiedergeben" 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 "wiedergeben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wehrpflicht#18,434verabreicht#18,419umfassendes#18,409angerechnet#18,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

zurückgeht16 variantsVergeltung16 variantsReiseführer16 variantsbundesweite16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list