gebissen

/[ɡəˈbɪsn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,553

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

gebissen is aGermanverb. It means: [1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beißen Pronounced [ɡəˈbɪsn̩]. Often confused with gewisse and Gewissen.

Key facts for gebissen
PropertyValue
Headwordgebissen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈbɪsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,553
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gebissen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gebissen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈbɪsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,553 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "[1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beißen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for gebissen, with forms such as "egbissen", "gbeissen", and "gebbissen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "gewisse", "Gewissen", "gelassen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gebissen, spelled G-E-B-I-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    [1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beißen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egbissen,gbeissen,gebbissen,gebisen,gebisesn,gebissenn,gebissne,gebißen,gebsisen,geibssen,ggebissen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gebissen

Misspelling Variants of "gebissen"

egbissen8gbeissen8gebbissen9gebisen7gebisesn8gebissenn9gebissne8gebißen7
Misspelling Variants of "gebissen"

Frequency rank: #18,553 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gebissen"?
"gebissen" is spelled G-E-B-I-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbɪsn̩].
What does "gebissen" mean?
As a verb, "gebissen" means: [1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beißen
What words are commonly confused with "gebissen"?
"gebissen" is commonly confused with "gewisse", "Gewissen", "gelassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gebissen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gebissen" is [ɡəˈbɪsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gebissen" come from?
"gebissen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.