Gegenübers
[ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐs]
The verdict
“Gegenübers” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,962
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gegenüber
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegenubers · Gegenübers · German
Gegenübers · rank #45,962 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #45,962
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH gegenteiligen
Nearest frequency peer: gegenteiligen (-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 “Gegenübers”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- gefürchtete
gefürchtete
54,042 corpus weight
- Gegenstimmen
Gegenstimmen
54,041 corpus weight
- gegenteilig…
gegenteiligen
54,040 corpus weight
- Gegenübers
Gegenübers
54,039 corpus weight
- Gehältern
Gehältern
54,038 corpus weight
- geis
geis
54,037 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gegenübers” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Gegenübers |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #45,962 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gegenübers” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Gegenübers (IPA [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,962 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gegenüber".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gegenübers, with forms such as "eggenübers", "geegnübers", and "gegenbüers". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gegenüber", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gegenübers, spelled G-E-G-E-N-Ü-B-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gegenüber
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eggenübers
- geegnübers
- gegenbüers
- gegennübers
- gegenübbers
- gegenüberrs
- gegenüberss
- gegenübesr
- gegenübres
- gegenüebrs
- gegeünbers
- geggenübers
- gegneübers
- ggeenübers
- ggegenübers
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gegenübers - 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gegenübers", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 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.