gemessen

[ɡəˈmɛsn̩]

/[ɡəˈmɛsn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gemessen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,350
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Hilfe eines Messgeräts genau erfasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemessen · gemessen · German

gemessen · rank #4,350 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,350
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefährdet

Nearest frequency peer: gefährdet (-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 „gemessen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gemessen“ 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).

gemessen vs gewesen
75% similar
gemessen vs genesen
75% similar
gemessen vs Gewissen
63% similar

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

Key facts for gemessen
PropertyValue
Headwordgemessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈmɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,350
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gemessen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gemessenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gefährdet“ (#4,349), „geredet“ (#4,351), „Geduld“ (#4,348). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gemessen“ bei #4,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gemessen (IPA [ɡəˈmɛsn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,350 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gemessen, with forms such as "egmessen", "geemssen", and "gemesen". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gewesen", "genesen", "Gewissen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gemessen, spelled G-E-M-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Hilfe eines Messgeräts genau erfasst
  2. 2
    ruhig, ohne Eile agierend
  3. 3
    gelassen, selbstbewusst handelnd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die gemessene Entfernung erwies sich als gering, verglichen mit der vorausgegangenen Schätzung.
  2. Gemessenen Schrittes betraten sie das Gotteshaus.

Antonyms

hektischfahrigunsicher

This word in other languages

mesuré(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmessen
  • geemssen
  • gemesen
  • gemesesn
  • gemessenn
  • gemessne
  • gemeßen
  • gemmessen
  • gemsesen
  • ggemessen
  • gmeessen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egmessen2geemssen2gemesen1gemesesn2gemessenn1gemessne2gemeßen2gemmessen1
Edit distance from "gemessen"

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 "gemessen"?
"gemessen" is spelled G-E-M-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmɛsn̩].
What does "gemessen" mean?
As an adjective, "gemessen" means: mit Hilfe eines Messgeräts genau erfasst
What words are commonly confused with "gemessen"?
"gemessen" is commonly confused with "gewesen", "genesen", "Gewissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gemessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemessen" is [ɡəˈmɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gemessen" come from?
"gemessen" 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 "gemessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Frühling#4,346Erhöhung#4,341Kritiker#4,366bewiesen#4,332

Similar misspelling depth

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

Gründer11 variantsKämpfer11 variantsbesorgt11 variantsberührt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list