Geheimdienst

/[ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,374

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Geheimdienst is aGermannoun. It means: Behörde, die verdeckt vor der Öffentlichkeit für den Staat Informationen besorgt, um ihn vor Gefahren und Gegnern zu schützen Pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst]. It ranks #8,374 in German word frequency. Often confused with Geheimdienste and Geheimdiensten.

Key facts for Geheimdienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeheimdienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,374
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Geheimdienst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geheimdienst is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,374 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Behörde, die verdeckt vor der Öffentlichkeit für den Staat Informationen besorgt, um ihn vor Gefahren und Gegnern zu schützen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geheimdienst, with forms such as "egheimdienst", "geehimdienst", and "geheidmienst". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Geheimdienste", "Geheimdiensten", "Geheimdienstes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Geheimdienst, spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-D-I-E-N-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behörde, die verdeckt vor der Öffentlichkeit für den Staat Informationen besorgt, um ihn vor Gefahren und Gegnern zu schützen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egheimdienst,geehimdienst,geheidmienst,geheimddienst,geheimdeinst,geheimdiennst,geheimdiensst,geheimdienstt,geheimdients,geheimdiesnt,geheimdinest,geheimidenst,geheimmdienst,gehemidienst,gehheimdienst,gehiemdienst,ggeheimdienst,gheeimdienst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Geheimdienst

Misspelling Variants of "Geheimdienst"

egheimdienst12geehimdienst12geheidmienst12geheimddienst13geheimdeinst12geheimdiennst13geheimdiensst13geheimdienstt13
Misspelling Variants of "Geheimdienst"

Frequency rank: #8,374 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geheimdienst"?
"Geheimdienst" is spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-D-I-E-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst].
What does "Geheimdienst" mean?
As a noun, "Geheimdienst" means: Behörde, die verdeckt vor der Öffentlichkeit für den Staat Informationen besorgt, um ihn vor Gefahren und Gegnern zu schützen
What words are commonly confused with "Geheimdienst"?
"Geheimdienst" is commonly confused with "Geheimdienste", "Geheimdiensten", "Geheimdienstes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geheimdienst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geheimdienst" is [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geheimdienst" come from?
"Geheimdienst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.