gegessen

[ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]

/[ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gegessen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,122
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegessen · gegessen · German

gegessen · rank #3,122 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,122
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gegenseitig

Nearest frequency peer: gegenseitig (-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 „gegessen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gegessen“ 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).

gegessen vs gewesen
75% similar
gegessen vs gelesen
75% similar
gegessen vs genesen
75% similar

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

Key facts for gegessen
PropertyValue
Headwordgegessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,122
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gegessen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gegessenliegt 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: „gegenseitig“ (#3,121), „gelingt“ (#3,123), „gebildet“ (#3,120). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gegessen“ bei #3,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gegessen (IPA [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,122 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gegessen, with forms such as "eggessen", "geegssen", and "gegesen". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gewesen", "gelesen", "genesen", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gegessen, spelled G-E-G-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggessen
  • geegssen
  • gegesen
  • gegesesn
  • gegessenn
  • gegessne
  • gegeßen
  • geggessen
  • gegsesen
  • ggeessen
  • ggegessen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eggessen2geegssen2gegesen1gegesesn2gegessenn1gegessne2gegeßen2geggessen1
Edit distance from "gegessen"

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 "gegessen"?
"gegessen" is spelled G-E-G-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩].
What does "gegessen" mean?
As a verb, "gegessen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen
What words are commonly confused with "gegessen"?
"gegessen" is commonly confused with "gewesen", "gelesen", "genesen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gegessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gegessen" is [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gegessen" come from?
"gegessen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gegessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gebildet#3,120erledigt#3,113Elemente#3,111Netzwerk#3,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gelingt11 variantsspenden11 variantsVorbild11 variantsspannend11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list