geeignet

[ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]

/[ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]/ adj

The verdict

“geeignet” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,499
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für etwas; für/zu etwas bestimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-geeignet · geeignet · German

geeignet · rank #2,499 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,499
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH frag

Nearest frequency peer: frag (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “geeignet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “geeignet” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

geeignet vs gesegnet
75% similar
geeignet vs geregnet
75% similar
geeignet vs geeignete
89% similar

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

Key facts for geeignet
PropertyValue
Headwordgeeignet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,499
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geeignet” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). geeignet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around geeignet (IPA [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,499 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für etwas; für/zu etwas bestimmt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for geeignet, with forms such as "egeignet", "geeginet", and "geeigent". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gesegnet", "geregnet", "geeignete", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geeignet, spelled G-E-E-I-G-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für etwas; für/zu etwas bestimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist ein geeigneter Pinsel zum Streichen der Fenster.
  2. Das Stück Stoff ist geeignet, den Riss zu überdecken.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egeignet
  • geeginet
  • geeigent
  • geeiggnet
  • geeignett
  • geeignnet
  • geeignte
  • geeinget
  • geiegnet
  • geignet
  • ggeeignet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egeignet2geeginet2geeigent2geeiggnet1geeignett1geeignnet1geeignte2geeinget2
Edit distance from "geeignet"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geeignet"?
"geeignet" is spelled G-E-E-I-G-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət].
What does "geeignet" mean?
As an adjective, "geeignet" means: benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für etwas; für/zu etwas bestimmt
What words are commonly confused with "geeignet"?
"geeignet" is commonly confused with "gesegnet", "geregnet", "geeignete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geeignet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geeignet" is [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geeignet" come from?
"geeignet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "geeignet" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gesegnet". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,499 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list