Gelegenheit

[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gelegenheit” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,730
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - günstige Aussicht, die im Gegensatz zu einem Risiko steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelegenheit · Gelegenheit · German

Gelegenheit · rank #1,730 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,730
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geil

Nearest frequency peer: geil (-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 „Gelegenheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gelegenheit“ 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).

Gelegenheit vs Gelegenheiten
85% similar

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

Key facts for Gelegenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGelegenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,730
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gelegenheit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gelegenheitliegt 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: „geil“ (#1,729), „Geschäft“ (#1,731), „Frieden“ (#1,728). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gelegenheit“ bei #1,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Gelegenheit (IPA [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,730 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "günstige Aussicht, die im Gegensatz zu einem Risiko steht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gelegenheit, with forms such as "eglegenheit", "geelgenheit", and "geleegnheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gelegenheiten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gelegenheit, spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    günstige Aussicht, die im Gegensatz zu einem Risiko steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist die Gelegenheit, dir etwas zu kaufen.
  2. „Egal, wie einmalig die Gelegenheit erscheinen mag: Kapitalanleger sollten sich auf keinen Fall unter Druck setzen lassen und vorschnell Kaufentscheidungen treffen, bei denen es um viel Geld geht.“

Synonyms

ChanceMöglichkeit

This word in other languages

chance(English)oportunidad(Español)opportunité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglegenheit
  • geelgenheit
  • geleegnheit
  • gelegehneit
  • gelegenehit
  • gelegenheitt
  • gelegenheti
  • gelegenhheit
  • gelegenhiet
  • gelegennheit
  • geleggenheit
  • gelegneheit
  • gelgeenheit
  • gellegenheit
  • ggelegenheit
  • gleegenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gelegenheit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eglegenheit2geelgenheit2geleegnheit2gelegehneit2gelegenehit2gelegenheitt1gelegenheti2gelegenhheit1
Edit distance from "Gelegenheit"

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 "Gelegenheit"?
"Gelegenheit" is spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Gelegenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Gelegenheit" means: günstige Aussicht, die im Gegensatz zu einem Risiko steht
What words are commonly confused with "Gelegenheit"?
"Gelegenheit" is commonly confused with "Gelegenheiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gelegenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gelegenheit" is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gelegenheit" come from?
"Gelegenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ausstellung#1,721wichtigsten#1,751Alternative#1,756europäische#1,693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Verwaltung16 variantssicherlich16 variantsVerwendung16 variantsentstanden16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list