Gästen
[ˈɡɛstn̩]
The verdict
“Gästen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,374
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gast
Corpus desk
Index DE-gasten · Gästen · German
Gästen · rank #5,374 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,374
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Handlungen
Nearest frequency peer: Handlungen (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Gästen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- geschätzt
geschätzt
94,630 corpus weight
- Grafen
Grafen
94,629 corpus weight
- Gästen
Gästen
94,627 corpus weight
- Handlungen
Handlungen
94,626 corpus weight
- have
have
94,625 corpus weight
- hebt
hebt
94,624 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gästen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Gästen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛstn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gästen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gästen (IPA [ˈɡɛstn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,374 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gast".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gästen, with forms such as "ggästen", "gsäten", and "gäsetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gate", "guten", "geste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gästen, spelled G-Ä-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gast
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggästen
- gsäten
- gäsetn
- gässten
- gästenn
- gästne
- gästten
- gätsen
- ägsten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gästen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gästen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Gästen". Here's where to go from here.
- "Gästen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gate". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,374 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.