Gefängnisse

[ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsə]

/[ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gefängnisse” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,592
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefängnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefangnisse · Gefängnisse · German

Gefängnisse · rank #20,592 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,592
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefälschten

Nearest frequency peer: gefälschten (-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 „Gefängnisse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gefängnisse“ 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).

Gefängnisse vs Gefängnissen
92% similar
Gefängnisse vs Gefängnisses
92% similar
Gefängnisse vs Gefängnis
82% similar

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

Key facts for Gefängnisse
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefängnisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,592
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gefängnisse“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gefängnisseliegt 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: „gefälschten“ (#20,591), „Geflügel“ (#20,590), „gehaltene“ (#20,594). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefängnisse“ bei #20,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Gefängnisse (IPA [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,592 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefängnisse, with forms such as "egfängnisse", "geffängnisse", and "gefnägnisse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gefängnissen", "Gefängnisses", "Gefängnis", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gefängnisse, spelled G-E-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefängnis
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gefängnis
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gefängnis
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gefängnis

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfängnisse
  • geffängnisse
  • gefnägnisse
  • gefägnnisse
  • gefänggnisse
  • gefänginsse
  • gefängnise
  • gefängnises
  • gefängniße
  • gefängnnisse
  • gefängnsise
  • gefänngisse
  • gefänngnisse
  • geäfngnisse
  • gfeängnisse
  • ggefängnisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egfängnisse2geffängnisse1gefnägnisse2gefägnnisse2gefänggnisse1gefänginsse2gefängnise1gefängnises2
Edit distance from "Gefängnisse"

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 "Gefängnisse"?
"Gefängnisse" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsə].
What does "Gefängnisse" mean?
As a noun, "Gefängnisse" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gefängnis
What words are commonly confused with "Gefängnisse"?
"Gefängnisse" is commonly confused with "Gefängnissen", "Gefängnisses", "Gefängnis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gefängnisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefängnisse" is [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefängnisse" come from?
"Gefängnisse" 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 "Gefängnisse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefälschten#20,591hinausgehen#20,616emotionaler#20,566Kassiererin#20,640

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Geldwäsche16 variantsgedanklich16 variantsgestolpert16 variantsInnenpolitik16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list