Gehwege

[ˈɡeːˌveːɡə]

/[ˈɡeːˌveːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gehwege” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,673
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehweg

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehwege · Gehwege · German

Gehwege · rank #46,673 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,673
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefeit

Nearest frequency peer: gefeit (-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 „Gehwege“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gehwege“ 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).

Gehwege vs Gewebe
71% similar
Gehwege vs Gehweg
86% similar
Gehwege vs Gehege
86% similar

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

Key facts for Gehwege
PropertyValue
HeadwordGehwege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːˌveːɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,673
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gehwege“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gehwegeliegt 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: „gefeit“ (#46,672), „gekapert“ (#46,674), „Geesthacht“ (#46,671). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gehwege“ bei #46,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gehwege (IPA [ˈɡeːˌveːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,673 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gehwege, with forms such as "eghwege", "gehewge", and "gehhwege". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewebe", "Gehweg", "Gehege", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists 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 Gehwege, spelled G-E-H-W-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehweg
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gehweg
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gehweg
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gehweg

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghwege
  • gehewge
  • gehhwege
  • gehweeg
  • gehwegge
  • gehwgee
  • gehwwege
  • gewhege
  • ggehwege
  • ghewege

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eghwege2gehewge2gehhwege1gehweeg2gehwegge1gehwgee2gehwwege1gewhege2
Edit distance from "Gehwege"

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 "Gehwege"?
"Gehwege" is spelled G-E-H-W-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːˌveːɡə].
What does "Gehwege" mean?
As a noun, "Gehwege" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehweg
What words are commonly confused with "Gehwege"?
"Gehwege" is commonly confused with "Gewebe", "Gehweg", "Gehege". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gehwege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gehwege" is [ˈɡeːˌveːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gehwege" come from?
"Gehwege" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fällige#46,663fähiger#46,662Fritten#46,657feurige#46,640

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Glatteis10 variantsexample10 variantsevening10 variantsharbour10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list