Gärung

[ˈɡɛːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈɡɛːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gärung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,660
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbauprozesse organischer Verbindungen, der mit oder ohne Sauerstoffzufuhr ablaufen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-garung · Gärung · German

Gärung · rank #44,660 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,660
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Graphit

Nearest frequency peer: Graphit (-2 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 „Gärung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gärung vs grün
33% similar
Gärung vs Grund
67% similar
Gärung vs Grüne
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gärung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGärung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛːʁʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,660
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gärung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gärungliegt 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: „Graphit“ (#44,658), „Habicht“ (#44,662), „graphischen“ (#44,657). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gärung“ bei #44,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gärung (IPA [ˈɡɛːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,660 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gärung, with forms such as "ggärung", "gräung", and "gärnug". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "grün", "Grund", "Grüne", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gärung, spelled G-Ä-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbauprozesse organischer Verbindungen, der mit oder ohne Sauerstoffzufuhr ablaufen kann
  2. 2
    innere Veränderung, bei der Aufruhr oder sonstige Gefahr droht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hefepilze bewirken alkoholische Gärung, während die Milchsäuregärung von einem Bakterium bewirkt wird.
  2. Bei unzureichend sterilisiertem Apfelsaft kann Gärung einsetzen und durch den bewirkten Kohlensäuredruck das Behältnis zerreißen.

This word in other languages

fermentation(English)fermentación(Español)fermentation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggärung
  • gräung
  • gärnug
  • gärrung
  • gärugn
  • gärungg
  • gärunng
  • gäurng
  • ägrung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggärung1gräung2gärnug2gärrung1gärugn2gärungg1gärunng1gäurng2
Edit distance from "Gärung"

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 "Gärung"?
"Gärung" is spelled G-Ä-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛːʁʊŋ].
What does "Gärung" mean?
As a noun, "Gärung" means: Abbauprozesse organischer Verbindungen, der mit oder ohne Sauerstoffzufuhr ablaufen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Gärung"?
"Gärung" is commonly confused with "grün", "Grund", "Grüne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gärung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gärung" is [ˈɡɛːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gärung" come from?
"Gärung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Glasur#44,652Harrys#44,671Hasser#44,673gerügt#44,645

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ganser9 variantsExegese9 variantsKontur9 variantserbost9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list