Geiste

[ˈɡaɪ̯stə]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geiste” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,259
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-geiste · Geiste · German

Geiste · rank #18,259 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geimpft

Nearest frequency peer: geimpft (-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 „Geiste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geiste“ 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).

Geiste vs geste
67% similar
Geiste vs gelte
50% similar
Geiste vs Gifte
67% similar

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

Key facts for Geiste
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeiste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,259
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geiste“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Geisteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geimpft“ (#18,258), „geküsst“ (#18,260), „Gegenstück“ (#18,257). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geiste“ bei #18,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Geiste (IPA [ˈɡaɪ̯stə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,259 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geiste, with forms such as "egiste", "geiset", and "geisste". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "geste", "gelte", "Gifte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Geiste, spelled G-E-I-S-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egiste
  • geiset
  • geisste
  • geistte
  • geitse
  • gesite
  • ggeiste
  • gieste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egiste2geiset2geisste1geistte1geitse2gesite2ggeiste1gieste2
Edit distance from "Geiste"

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 "Geiste"?
"Geiste" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stə].
What does "Geiste" mean?
As a noun, "Geiste" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geist
What words are commonly confused with "Geiste"?
"Geiste" is commonly confused with "geste", "gelte", "Gifte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geiste" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geiste" come from?
"Geiste" 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 "Geiste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list