ganz

/[ɡant͡s]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#103

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ganz is anGermanadj. It means: nicht zerbrochen, unversehrt Pronounced [ɡant͡s]. It ranks #103 in German word frequency. Often confused with gz and gar.

Key facts for ganz
PropertyValue
Headwordganz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɡant͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#103
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ganz is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡant͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #103 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for ganz, with forms such as "agnz", "gannz", and "ganzz". 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, "gz", "gar", "Gas", 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 ganz, spelled G-A-N-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht zerbrochen, unversehrt
  2. 2
    alles davon, nicht nur ein Teil
  3. 3
    nur, gerade mal

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnz,gannz,ganzz,gazn,gganz,gnaz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ganz

Misspelling Variants of "ganz"

agnz4gannz5ganzz5gazn4gganz5gnaz4
Misspelling Variants of "ganz"

Frequency rank: #103 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ganz"?
"ganz" is spelled G-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡant͡s].
What does "ganz" mean?
As an adj, "ganz" means: nicht zerbrochen, unversehrt
What words are commonly confused with "ganz"?
"ganz" is commonly confused with "gz", "gar", "Gas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ganz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganz" is [ɡant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganz" come from?
"ganz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter G in our German index:

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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.