Gefüge

[ɡəˈfyːɡə]

/[ɡəˈfyːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gefüge” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,592
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebilde und die Art und Weise, wie es zusammenhängt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefuge · Gefüge · German

Gefüge · rank #29,592 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,592
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefrühstückt

Nearest frequency peer: gefrühstückt (-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 „Gefüge“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gefüge“ 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).

Gefüge vs genug
33% similar
Gefüge vs Geige
67% similar
Gefüge vs Getue
50% similar

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

Key facts for Gefüge
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefüge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfyːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,592
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gefüge“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gefügeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gefrühstückt“ (#29,591), „Gegentore“ (#29,593), „gefallene“ (#29,590). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefüge“ bei #29,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gefüge (IPA [ɡəˈfyːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,592 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gebilde und die Art und Weise, wie es zusammenhängt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gefüge, with forms such as "egfüge", "geffüge", and "gefgüe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "genug", "Geige", "Getue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gefüge, spelled G-E-F-Ü-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebilde und die Art und Weise, wie es zusammenhängt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Verhalten des Menschen im sozialen Gefüge wird als Sozialverhalten bezeichnet.
  2. Nach der Abkühlung wird das Gefüge sehr spröde und somit anfällig gegen mechanische Beanspruchung.

This word in other languages

structure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfüge
  • geffüge
  • gefgüe
  • gefüeg
  • gefügge
  • geüfge
  • gfeüge
  • ggefüge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gefüge - 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.

egfüge2geffüge1gefgüe2gefüeg2gefügge1geüfge2gfeüge2ggefüge1
Edit distance from "Gefüge"

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 "Gefüge"?
"Gefüge" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfyːɡə].
What does "Gefüge" mean?
As a noun, "Gefüge" means: Gebilde und die Art und Weise, wie es zusammenhängt
What words are commonly confused with "Gefüge"?
"Gefüge" is commonly confused with "genug", "Geige", "Getue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gefüge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefüge" is [ɡəˈfyːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefüge" come from?
"Gefüge" 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 "Gefüge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list