gehorsam

[ɡəˈhoːɐ̯ˌzaːm]

/[ɡəˈhoːɐ̯ˌzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehorsam” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,638. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,638
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anweisungen oder Befehle eines Vorgesetzten oder der Eltern/eines Vormundes befolgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehorsam · gehorsam · German

gehorsam · rank #15,638 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,638
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geheimnisvolle

Nearest frequency peer: geheimnisvolle (-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 „gehorsam“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gehorsam“ 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).

gehorsam vs gehörst
63% similar

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

Key facts for gehorsam
PropertyValue
Headwordgehorsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhoːɐ̯ˌzaːm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,638
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gehorsam“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gehorsamliegt 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: „geheimnisvolle“ (#15,637), „Geige“ (#15,639), „gegossen“ (#15,636). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehorsam“ bei #15,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gehorsam (IPA [ɡəˈhoːɐ̯ˌzaːm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,638 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anweisungen oder Befehle eines Vorgesetzten oder der Eltern/eines Vormundes befolgend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehorsam, with forms such as "eghorsam", "gehhorsam", and "gehorasm". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gehörst", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gehorsam, spelled G-E-H-O-R-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anweisungen oder Befehle eines Vorgesetzten oder der Eltern/eines Vormundes befolgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist ein sehr gehorsames Kind, es widerspricht nicht ständig.
  2. Wir müssen gehorsamer sein, dann erhalten wir mehr Rechte.

Antonyms

ungehorsamunfolgsamwidersetzend

This word in other languages

dutiful(English)obediente(Español)obéissant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghorsam
  • gehhorsam
  • gehorasm
  • gehorrsam
  • gehorsamm
  • gehorsma
  • gehorssam
  • gehosram
  • gehrosam
  • geohrsam
  • ggehorsam
  • gheorsam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eghorsam2gehhorsam1gehorasm2gehorrsam1gehorsamm1gehorsma2gehorssam1gehosram2
Edit distance from "gehorsam"

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 "gehorsam"?
"gehorsam" is spelled G-E-H-O-R-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhoːɐ̯ˌzaːm].
What does "gehorsam" mean?
As an adjective, "gehorsam" means: Anweisungen oder Befehle eines Vorgesetzten oder der Eltern/eines Vormundes befolgend
What words are commonly confused with "gehorsam"?
"gehorsam" is commonly confused with "gehörst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehorsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehorsam" is [ɡəˈhoːɐ̯ˌzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehorsam" come from?
"gehorsam" 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 "gehorsam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gegossen#15,636gefühlte#15,634geopfert#15,642gerieten#15,643

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gesamtes12 variantsIgnoranz12 variantsInventar12 variantsdreizehn12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list