gegenseitig
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“gegenseitig” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,121 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,121
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass zwischen zwei Menschen oder Dingen ein für beide Seiten gleichermaßen geltendes Geschehen erfolgt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gegenseitig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #3,121 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gegenseitig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gegenseitig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,121 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so, dass zwischen zwei Menschen oder Dingen ein für beide Seiten gleichermaßen geltendes Geschehen erfolgt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gegenseitig, with forms such as "eggenseitig", "geegnseitig", and "gegenesitig". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gegenseitige", "gegenseitigen", "gegenseitiges", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gegenseitig, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-E-I-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1so, dass zwischen zwei Menschen oder Dingen ein für beide Seiten gleichermaßen geltendes Geschehen erfolgt
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eggenseitig,geegnseitig,gegenesitig,gegennseitig,gegenseiitg,gegenseitgi,gegenseitigg,gegenseittig,gegensetiig,gegensietig,gegensseitig,gegesneitig,geggenseitig,gegneseitig,ggeenseitig,ggegenseitig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gegenseitig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “gegenseitig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-S-E-I-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gegenseitige” - see the side-by-side comparison. gegenseitig vs gegenseitige
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.