Gemeinde

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]

/[ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gemeinde” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#792
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemeinde · Gemeinde · German

Gemeinde · rank #792 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #792
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gehören

Nearest frequency peer: gehören (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Gemeinde”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Gemeinde” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Gemeinde vs gemeint
63% similar
Gemeinde vs gemeine
75% similar
Gemeinde vs Gewinde
75% similar

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

Key facts for Gemeinde
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemeinde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#792
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gemeinde” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Gemeinde lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Gemeinde (IPA [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #792 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gemeinde, with forms such as "egmeinde", "geeminde", and "gemeidne". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "gemeint", "gemeine", "Gewinde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gemeinde, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad
  2. 2
    allgemeine Bezeichnung für Ortschaft, Stadt, Großgemeinde oder Dorf
  3. 3
    unterste Verwaltungseinheit eines Staates
  4. 4
    Gruppe von Personen, die sich mit einer Person, Ideologie oder Organisation identifizieren oder zu einem bestimmten Anlass vereinen
  5. 5
    Gemeindeverwaltung, Gemeindeamt; Gebäude, in dem die Verwaltung einer Ortschaft untergebracht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jene Auswanderer bildeten eine brüderliche Gemeinde, trafen sich regelmäßig an ihren Treffpunkten und halfen sich gegenseitig.
  2. „Wenn einer der Dorfbewohner stirbt, verscharren zwei Mitglieder der Gemeinde den Leichnam schnell, dann gehen sie wieder ihrer Arbeit nach.“

Synonyms

KommuneAnhängerschaftFolgschaftBürgeramtBürgermeisteramtGemeindehaus

This word in other languages

municipality(English)municipio(Español)communauté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmeinde
  • geeminde
  • gemeidne
  • gemeindde
  • gemeined
  • gemeinnde
  • gemenide
  • gemiende
  • gemmeinde
  • ggemeinde
  • gmeeinde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egmeinde2geeminde2gemeidne2gemeindde1gemeined2gemeinnde1gemenide2gemiende2
Edit distance from "Gemeinde"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gemeinde"?
"Gemeinde" is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə].
What does "Gemeinde" mean?
As a noun, "Gemeinde" means: gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad
What words are commonly confused with "Gemeinde"?
"Gemeinde" is commonly confused with "gemeint", "gemeine", "Gewinde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gemeinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemeinde" is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemeinde" come from?
"Gemeinde" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gedanken#790Dezember#777Berliner#775gleichen#763

Similar misspelling depth

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

welcher11 variantsGesicht11 variantsAntwort11 variantserklärt11 variants

What to do next

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  • "Gemeinde" maps to 14 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gemeint". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #792 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list