Garnison

[ɡaʁniˈzoːn]

/[ɡaʁniˈzoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Garnison” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,883. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,883
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, an dem militärische Truppen stationiert sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-garnison · Garnison · German

Garnison · rank #26,883 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,883
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fähigen

Nearest frequency peer: fähigen (-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 „Garnison“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Garnison“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Garnison
PropertyValue
HeadwordGarnison
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaʁniˈzoːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,883
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Garnison“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Garnisonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fähigen“ (#26,882), „gebohrt“ (#26,884), „gebraten“ (#26,885). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Garnison“ bei #26,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Garnison (IPA [ɡaʁniˈzoːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,883 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Garnison, with forms such as "agrnison", "ganrison", and "garinson". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Garnison, spelled G-A-R-N-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, an dem militärische Truppen stationiert sind
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der an einem Ort stationierten Truppen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Während des Krieges musste sich zeigen, ob die Garnison den Angriffen des Gegners standhält.
  2. „Am 18. Juni fand die Siegesparade in Berlin statt und tags darauf fuhr das Regiment zurück in seine Garnison Koblenz, wo es feierlich empfangen wurde.“

Synonyms

Truppenstandort

This word in other languages

garrison(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agrnison
  • ganrison
  • garinson
  • garniosn
  • garnisno
  • garnisonn
  • garnisson
  • garnnison
  • garnsion
  • garrnison
  • ggarnison
  • granison

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agrnison2ganrison2garinson2garniosn2garnisno2garnisonn1garnisson1garnnison1
Edit distance from "Garnison"

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 "Garnison"?
"Garnison" is spelled G-A-R-N-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaʁniˈzoːn].
What does "Garnison" mean?
As a noun, "Garnison" means: Ort, an dem militärische Truppen stationiert sind
What are common misspellings of "Garnison"?
Common misspellings include "agrnison", "ganrison", "garinson", "garniosn", "garnisno". The correct spelling is "Garnison".
How do you pronounce "Garnison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Garnison" is [ɡaʁniˈzoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Garnison" come from?
"Garnison" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Garnison", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gebraten#26,885geglückt#26,890gehörige#26,892finnisch#26,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fahrende12 variantsGuatemala12 variantserwirken12 variantserreichst12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list