Gamma
[ˈɡama]
The verdict
“Gamma” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,021 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,021
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Name des dritten griechischen Buchstabens (Majuskel: Γ, Minuskel: γ)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gamma |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡama] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gamma” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gamma is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡama]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,021 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gamma, with forms such as "agmma", "gama", and "gamam". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Gaza", "GEMA", "Gramm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gamma, spelled G-A-M-M-A.
Definition
- 1Name des dritten griechischen Buchstabens (Majuskel: Γ, Minuskel: γ)
- 2veraltete Einheit der magnetischen Flussdichte (Einheitenzeichen γ)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agmma,gama,gamam,ggamma,gmama
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gamma - 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.
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 “Gamma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-A-M-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡama] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Gaza” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gamma vs Gaza
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.