geht

[ɡeːt]

/[ɡeːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“geht” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #99. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#99
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geht · geht · German

geht · rank #99 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #99
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH also

Nearest frequency peer: also (-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 “geht”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “geht” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

geht vs gut
50% similar
geht vs Gen
25% similar
geht vs get
75% similar

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

Key facts for geht
PropertyValue
Headwordgeht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡeːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#99
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). geht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around geht (IPA [ɡeːt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #99 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for geht, with forms such as "eght", "gehht", and "gehtt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gut", "Gen", "get", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is geht, spelled G-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eght
  • gehht
  • gehtt
  • geth
  • ggeht
  • ghet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eght2gehht1gehtt1geth2ggeht1ghet2
Edit distance from "geht"

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geht"?
"geht" is spelled G-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeːt].
What does "geht" mean?
As a verb, "geht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen
What words are commonly confused with "geht"?
"geht" is commonly confused with "gut", "Gen", "get". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geht" is [ɡeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geht" come from?
"geht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

also#98viel#100Zeit#101ganz#103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

gibt6 variantssehr6 variantseines6 variantskeine6 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list