gemeines
[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs]
The verdict
“gemeines” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,434 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #47,434
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gemeines |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #47,434 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gemeines” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gemeines is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,434 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gemeines, with forms such as "egmeines", "geemines", and "gemeiens". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "gemeint", "gemeinte", "gemeinten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gemeines, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egmeines,geemines,gemeiens,gemeiness,gemeinnes,gemeinse,gemenies,gemienes,gemmeines,ggemeines,gmeeines
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gemeines - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “gemeines”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-M-E-I-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gemeint” - see the side-by-side comparison. gemeines vs gemeint
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.