geistige

[ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡə]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“geistige” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,322
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig

Corpus desk

Index DE-geistige · geistige · German

geistige · rank #7,322 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,322
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelacht

Nearest frequency peer: gelacht (+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 „geistige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geistige“ 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).

geistige vs giftige
75% similar
geistige vs günstige
75% similar
geistige vs gestrige
75% similar

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

Key facts for geistige
PropertyValue
Headwordgeistige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,322
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geistige“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gelacht“ (#7,323), „Fürsten“ (#7,320), „full“ (#7,319). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geistige“ bei #7,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around geistige (IPA [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,322 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for geistige, with forms such as "egistige", "geisitge", and "geisstige". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "giftige", "günstige", "gestrige", 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 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 geistige, spelled G-E-I-S-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egistige
  • geisitge
  • geisstige
  • geistgie
  • geistieg
  • geistigge
  • geisttige
  • geitsige
  • gesitige
  • ggeistige
  • giestige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egistige2geisitge2geisstige1geistgie2geistieg2geistigge1geisttige1geitsige2
Edit distance from "geistige"

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 "geistige"?
"geistige" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡə].
What does "geistige" mean?
As an adjective, "geistige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig
What words are commonly confused with "geistige"?
"geistige" is commonly confused with "giftige", "günstige", "gestrige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geistige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geistige" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geistige" come from?
"geistige" 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 "geistige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gesetzen#7,326gewähren#7,328ergänzen#7,312erfassen#7,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gelacht11 variantsFürsten11 variantsinternen11 variantsKommissar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list