worden

/[ˈvɔʁdən]/ unknown

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#285

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

worden is anGermanunknown. It means: Partizip Perfekt von werden als Hilfsverb. In diesem Fall steckt die Hauptaussage in dem Verb, das mit Hilfe von worden ins Perfekt gesetzt wurde, - anders als bei dem zweiten Partizip Perfekt zu w... Pronounced [ˈvɔʁdən]. It ranks #285 in German word frequency. Often confused with wurde and Worte.

Key facts for worden
PropertyValue
Headwordworden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈvɔʁdən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#285
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of worden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for worden is 6 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɔʁdən]. Corpus data places it at rank #285 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt von werden als Hilfsverb. In diesem Fall steckt die Hauptaussage in dem Verb, das mit Hilfe von worden ins Perfekt gesetzt wurde, - anders als bei dem zweiten Partizip Perfekt zu w...".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for worden, with forms such as "owrden", "wodren", and "wordden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wurde", "Worte", "worin", and more, 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 worden, spelled W-O-R-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt von werden als Hilfsverb. In diesem Fall steckt die Hauptaussage in dem Verb, das mit Hilfe von worden ins Perfekt gesetzt wurde, - anders als bei dem zweiten Partizip Perfekt zu werden: geworden.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owrden,wodren,wordden,wordenn,wordne,woredn,worrden,wroden,wworden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for worden

Misspelling Variants of "worden"

owrden6wodren6wordden7wordenn7wordne6woredn6worrden7wroden6
Misspelling Variants of "worden"

Frequency rank: #285 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "worden"?
"worden" is spelled W-O-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁdən].
What does "worden" mean?
As an unknown, "worden" means: Partizip Perfekt von werden als Hilfsverb. In diesem Fall steckt die Hauptaussage in dem Verb, das mit Hilfe von worden ins Perfekt gesetzt wurde, - anders als bei dem zweiten Partizip Perfekt zu w...
What words are commonly confused with "worden"?
"worden" is commonly confused with "wurde", "Worte", "worin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worden" is [ˈvɔʁdən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worden" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.