Gelächter

/[ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,101

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Gelächter is aGermannoun. It means: beständiges Lachen, das über eine relativ lange Zeit andauert Pronounced [ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]. Often confused with gemachte and Gesichter.

Key facts for Gelächter
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HeadwordGelächter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,101
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gelächter in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gelächter is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,101 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "beständiges Lachen, das über eine relativ lange Zeit andauert".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gelächter, with forms such as "eglächter", "gelcähter", and "gellächter". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "gemachte", "Gesichter", "Gutachter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gelächter, spelled G-E-L-Ä-C-H-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    beständiges Lachen, das über eine relativ lange Zeit andauert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eglächter,gelcähter,gellächter,geläcchter,gelächetr,gelächhter,gelächterr,gelächtre,gelächtter,geläcther,gelähcter,geälchter,ggelächter,gleächter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gelächter

Misspelling Variants of "Gelächter"

eglächter9gelcähter9gellächter10geläcchter10gelächetr9gelächhter10gelächterr10gelächtre9
Misspelling Variants of "Gelächter"

Frequency rank: #15,101 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gelächter"?
"Gelächter" is spelled G-E-L-Ä-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɛçtɐ].
What does "Gelächter" mean?
As a noun, "Gelächter" means: beständiges Lachen, das über eine relativ lange Zeit andauert
What words are commonly confused with "Gelächter"?
"Gelächter" is commonly confused with "gemachte", "Gesichter", "Gutachter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gelächter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gelächter" is [ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gelächter" come from?
"Gelächter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.