Geiz

[ɡaɪ̯t͡s]

/[ɡaɪ̯t͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geiz” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,550
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben (zum Beispiel Geld)

Corpus desk

Index DE-geiz · Geiz · German

Geiz · rank #32,550 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,550
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegenseitigke…

Nearest frequency peer: Gegenseitigkeit (-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 „Geiz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geiz“ 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).

Geiz vs GI
25% similar
Geiz vs gz
25% similar
Geiz vs GiB
50% similar

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

Key facts for Geiz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeiz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaɪ̯t͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,550
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geiz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geizliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gegenseitigkeit“ (#32,549), „gekennzeichneten“ (#32,551), „gegenseitiges“ (#32,548). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geiz“ bei #32,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Geiz (IPA [ɡaɪ̯t͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,550 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben (zum Beispiel Geld)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geiz, with forms such as "egiz", "geizz", and "gezi". 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, "GI", "gz", "GiB", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geiz, spelled G-E-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben (zum Beispiel Geld)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Geiz der Schotten ist sprichwörtlich.
  2. „Was mich zum Spielen zwang, war eine Regung des Geizes.“

Synonyms

KnauserigkeitGeizigkeit

Antonyms

FreigebigkeitGroßzügigkeit

This word in other languages

avarice(English)avaricia(Español)avarice(Français)avareza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egiz
  • geizz
  • gezi
  • ggeiz
  • giez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geiz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egiz2geizz1gezi2ggeiz1giez2
Edit distance from "Geiz"

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 "Geiz"?
"Geiz" is spelled G-E-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaɪ̯t͡s].
What does "Geiz" mean?
As a noun, "Geiz" means: heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben (zum Beispiel Geld)
What words are commonly confused with "Geiz"?
"Geiz" is commonly confused with "GI", "gz", "GiB". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geiz" is [ɡaɪ̯t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geiz" come from?
"Geiz" 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 "Geiz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hakt#32,583Dart#32,472Laos#32,643lira#32,652

Similar misspelling depth

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

lotta5 variantsMotte5 variantswanna5 variantstuen5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list