Gefängnisstrafe
[ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌʃtʁaːfə]
The verdict
“Gefängnisstrafe” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,567
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein zur Bestrafung eines Vergehens gerichtlich angeordneter Gefängnisaufenthalt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefangnisstrafe · Gefängnisstrafe · German
Gefängnisstrafe · rank #30,567 · 23 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,567
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 23 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Geburtstages
Nearest frequency peer: Geburtstages (-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 “Gefängnisstrafe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Garn
Garn
69,437 corpus weight
- Gauner
Gauner
69,436 corpus weight
- Geburtstages
Geburtstages
69,435 corpus weight
- Gefängnisst…
Gefängnisstrafe
69,434 corpus weight
- gefärbten
gefärbten
69,433 corpus weight
- gegebener
gegebener
69,432 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gefängnisstrafe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gefängnisstrafe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌʃtʁaːfə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #30,567 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gefängnisstrafe” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around Gefängnisstrafe (IPA [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌʃtʁaːfə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,567 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefängnisstrafe, with forms such as "egfängnisstrafe", "geffängnisstrafe", and "gefnägnisstrafe". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gefängnisstrafe, spelled G-E-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-S-T-R-A-F-E.
Definition
- 1ein zur Bestrafung eines Vergehens gerichtlich angeordneter Gefängnisaufenthalt
- 2eine Haftstrafe zwischen einem Tag und fünf Jahren ohne generelle Arbeitspflicht
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egfängnisstrafe
- geffängnisstrafe
- gefnägnisstrafe
- gefägnnisstrafe
- gefänggnisstrafe
- gefänginsstrafe
- gefängnissrtafe
- gefängnisstarfe
- gefängnisstraef
- gefängnisstraffe
- gefängnisstrfae
- gefängnisstrrafe
- gefängnissttrafe
- gefängnistrafe
- gefängnistsrafe
- gefängnißtrafe
- gefängnnisstrafe
- gefängnsistrafe
- gefänngisstrafe
- gefänngnisstrafe
- geäfngnisstrafe
- gfeängnisstrafe
- ggefängnisstrafe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gefängnisstrafe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gefängnisstrafe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).
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.