Gebirge

[ɡəˈbɪʁɡə]

/[ɡəˈbɪʁɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gebirge” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,920
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenhängende Berggruppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-gebirge · Gebirge · German

Gebirge · rank #7,920 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,920
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH galaxy

Nearest frequency peer: galaxy (-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 „Gebirge“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gebirge“ 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).

Gebirge vs Geige
71% similar
Gebirge vs George
71% similar
Gebirge vs geringe
57% similar

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

Key facts for Gebirge
PropertyValue
HeadwordGebirge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈbɪʁɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,920
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gebirge“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gebirgeliegt 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: „galaxy“ (#7,919), „gestaltete“ (#7,921), „Fächer“ (#7,918). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gebirge“ bei #7,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gebirge (IPA [ɡəˈbɪʁɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,920 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zusammenhängende Berggruppe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gebirge, with forms such as "egbirge", "gbeirge", and "gebbirge". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Geige", "George", "geringe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gebirge, spelled G-E-B-I-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusammenhängende Berggruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Gebirge kann das Wetter schnell umschlagen.

This word in other languages

mountain range(English)sierra(Español)montagne(Français)serra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egbirge
  • gbeirge
  • gebbirge
  • gebigre
  • gebireg
  • gebirgge
  • gebirrge
  • gebrige
  • geibrge
  • ggebirge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egbirge2gbeirge2gebbirge1gebigre2gebireg2gebirgge1gebirrge1gebrige2
Edit distance from "Gebirge"

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 "Gebirge"?
"Gebirge" is spelled G-E-B-I-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbɪʁɡə].
What does "Gebirge" mean?
As a noun, "Gebirge" means: zusammenhängende Berggruppe
What words are commonly confused with "Gebirge"?
"Gebirge" is commonly confused with "Geige", "George", "geringe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gebirge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gebirge" is [ɡəˈbɪʁɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gebirge" come from?
"Gebirge" 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 "Gebirge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list