GEMA

[ˈɡeːma]

/[ˈɡeːma]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“GEMA” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,161) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,161
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte

Corpus desk

Index DE-gema · GEMA · German

GEMA · rank #16,161 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,161
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gekrönt

Nearest frequency peer: gekrönt (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „GEMA“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „GEMA“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

GEMA vs GM
50% similar
GEMA vs Gen
25% similar
GEMA vs get
0% similar

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

Key facts for GEMA
PropertyValue
HeadwordGEMA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈɡeːma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,161
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „GEMA“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).GEMAliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gekrönt“ (#16,160), „Gemahlin“ (#16,162), „gehaltenen“ (#16,159). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „GEMA“ bei #16,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for GEMA is neighbouring look-alikes ("GM", "Gen", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [ˈɡeːma]. Frequency #16,161 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Gloss: "Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for GEMA, with forms such as "egma", "geam", and "ggema". 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, "GM", "Gen", "get", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is GEMA, spelled G-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wegen der GEMA sind manche Videos auf Youtube in Deutschland nicht zugänglich.

This word in other languages

GEMA(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egma
  • geam
  • ggema
  • gmea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egma2geam2ggema1gmea2
Edit distance from "GEMA"

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 "GEMA"?
"GEMA" is spelled G-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːma].
What does "GEMA" mean?
As an abbreviation, "GEMA" means: Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte
What words are commonly confused with "GEMA"?
"GEMA" is commonly confused with "GM", "Gen", "get". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "GEMA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "GEMA" is [ˈɡeːma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "GEMA" come from?
"GEMA" 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 "GEMA", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Katz#16,195Eden#16,126Keil#16,197kiss#16,200

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list