Gatte

[ˈɡatə]

/[ˈɡatə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gatte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,344) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,344
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Ehemann

Corpus desk

Index DE-gatte · Gatte · German

Gatte · rank #22,344 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,344
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Garantien

Nearest frequency peer: Garantien (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Gatte“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Gatte“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Gatte vs gute
40% similar
Gatte vs Gott
60% similar
Gatte vs glatt
40% similar

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

Key facts for Gatte
PropertyValue
HeadwordGatte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡatə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,344
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Gatte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gatteliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Garantien“ (#22,343), „Geburtsdatum“ (#22,345), „Geburtsort“ (#22,346). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gatte“ bei #22,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Gatte is neighbouring look-alikes ("gute", "Gott", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɡatə]. Frequency #22,344 among 5,117 “G” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gatte, with forms such as "agtte", "gatet", and "ggatte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gute", "Gott", "glatt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gatte, spelled G-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Ehemann
  2. 2
    die Eheleute

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr Gatte ist drei Jahre älter als sie.
  2. „Ab 1. Juli fließt die Hälfte von all dem, was der Gatte während der Ehe erwirbt, automatisch dem Ehepartner in die Handtasche.“

Synonyms

EhegatteEhepartner

This word in other languages

husband(English)marido(Español)mari(Français)marido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agtte
  • gatet
  • ggatte
  • gtate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gatte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agtte2gatet2ggatte1gtate2
Edit distance from "Gatte"

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 "Gatte"?
"Gatte" is spelled G-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡatə].
What does "Gatte" mean?
As a noun, "Gatte" means: der Ehemann
What words are commonly confused with "Gatte"?
"Gatte" is commonly confused with "gute", "Gott", "glatt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gatte" is [ˈɡatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gatte" come from?
"Gatte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fiese#22,334erlag#22,326gönne#22,365Hertz#22,374

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list