Gebot

[ɡəˈboːt]

/[ɡəˈboːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gebot” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,717
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verpflichtung oder Anweisung

Corpus desk

Index DE-gebot · Gebot · German

Gebot · rank #8,717 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,717
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gebühr

Nearest frequency peer: Gebühr (+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 „Gebot“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gebot“ 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).

Gebot vs get
40% similar
Gebot vs gibt
40% similar
Gebot vs geht
40% similar

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

Key facts for Gebot
PropertyValue
HeadwordGebot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈboːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,717
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gebot“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gebühr“ (#8,718), „Gefühlen“ (#8,719), „Frost“ (#8,714). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gebot“ bei #8,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Gebot (IPA [ɡəˈboːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,717 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gebot, with forms such as "egbot", "gbeot", and "gebbot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "get", "gibt", "geht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gebot, spelled G-E-B-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verpflichtung oder Anweisung
  2. 2
    Erfordernis
  3. 3
    Kaufangebot bei einer Auktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Zehn Gebote des Juden- und Christentums sind verpflichtend.
  2. „Fußball ist keine Religion, da seine Regeln nicht auf übermenschliche Gebote zurückgehen.“

Synonyms

BefehlGesetzGrundsatzRegelVordernisVorschriftKaufgebot

This word in other languages

commandment(English)mandamiento(Español)commandement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egbot
  • gbeot
  • gebbot
  • gebott
  • gebto
  • geobt
  • ggebot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egbot2gbeot2gebbot1gebott1gebto2geobt2ggebot1
Edit distance from "Gebot"

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 "Gebot"?
"Gebot" is spelled G-E-B-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈboːt].
What does "Gebot" mean?
As a noun, "Gebot" means: Verpflichtung oder Anweisung
What words are commonly confused with "Gebot"?
"Gebot" is commonly confused with "get", "gibt", "geht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gebot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gebot" is [ɡəˈboːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gebot" come from?
"Gebot" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Frost#8,714frohe#8,713Fotze#8,711graue#8,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Grube7 variantsFetten7 variantskeins7 variantsKonten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list