Gazelle

[ɡaˈt͡sɛlə]

/[ɡaˈt͡sɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gazelle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,415
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier einer Gattung von Antilopen (in Afrika und Asien)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gazelle · Gazelle · German

Gazelle · rank #47,415 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,415
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gartenanlage

Nearest frequency peer: Gartenanlage (-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 „Gazelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gazelle“ 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).

Gazelle vs Geselle
71% similar
Gazelle vs Gazette
71% similar
Gazelle vs Galle
71% similar

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

Key facts for Gazelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordGazelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaˈt͡sɛlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,415
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gazelle“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gazelleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gartenanlage“ (#47,414), „gebotene“ (#47,416), „gebrochener“ (#47,417). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gazelle“ bei #47,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gazelle (IPA [ɡaˈt͡sɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,415 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tier einer Gattung von Antilopen (in Afrika und Asien)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gazelle, with forms such as "agzelle", "gaezlle", and "gazele". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Geselle", "Gazette", "Galle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gazelle, spelled G-A-Z-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tier einer Gattung von Antilopen (in Afrika und Asien)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alle Gazellen sind schnelle Läufer, die über längere Zeit Geschwindigkeiten von 50 km/h durchhalten können.

This word in other languages

gazelle(English)gacela(Español)gazelle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agzelle
  • gaezlle
  • gazele
  • gazelel
  • gazlele
  • gazzelle
  • ggazelle
  • gzaelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agzelle2gaezlle2gazele1gazelel2gazlele2gazzelle1ggazelle1gzaelle2
Edit distance from "Gazelle"

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 "Gazelle"?
"Gazelle" is spelled G-A-Z-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaˈt͡sɛlə].
What does "Gazelle" mean?
As a noun, "Gazelle" means: Tier einer Gattung von Antilopen (in Afrika und Asien)
What words are commonly confused with "Gazelle"?
"Gazelle" is commonly confused with "Geselle", "Gazette", "Galle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gazelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gazelle" is [ɡaˈt͡sɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gazelle" come from?
"Gazelle" 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 "Gazelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gehölze#47,424gelehnt#47,430Floskel#47,395Gemäuer#47,436

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

finch8 variantsfettige8 variantsFacette8 variantsHoltz8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list