Gänsehaut
[ˈɡɛnzəˌhaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Gänsehaut” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,905
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht, Ergriffenheit) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläc...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gänsehaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛnzəˌhaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,905 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gänsehaut” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Gänsehaut (IPA [ˈɡɛnzəˌhaʊ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,905 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gänsehaut, with forms such as "ggänsehaut", "gnäsehaut", and "gäneshaut". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Gänsehaut, spelled G-Ä-N-S-E-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1durch physische (Kälte) oder psychische (Schreck, Furcht, Ergriffenheit) Reize hervorgerufener Hautreflex, bei dem sich die Haare aufstellen und die Haarbälge hervortreten, wodurch die Hautoberfläche grobkörnig wirkt und der einer gerupften Gans ähnelt
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Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggänsehaut
- gnäsehaut
- gäneshaut
- gännsehaut
- gänseahut
- gänsehatu
- gänsehautt
- gänsehhaut
- gänsehuat
- gänsheaut
- gänssehaut
- gäsnehaut
- ägnsehaut
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gänsehaut - 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 “Gänsehaut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-Ä-N-S-E-H-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡɛnzəˌhaʊ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.