Gemetzel

[ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩]

/[ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gemetzel” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,969
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gleichzeitiges Ermorden vieler Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemetzel · Gemetzel · German

Gemetzel · rank #45,969 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,969
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelebten

Nearest frequency peer: gelebten (-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 „Gemetzel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gemetzel“ 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).

Gemetzel vs Gesetze
75% similar
Gemetzel vs Gesetzes
75% similar
Gemetzel vs Gesetzen
75% similar

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

Key facts for Gemetzel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemetzel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,969
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gemetzel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gemetzelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gelebten“ (#45,968), „gemindert“ (#45,970), „gekleideten“ (#45,967). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gemetzel“ bei #45,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gemetzel (IPA [ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,969 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gleichzeitiges Ermorden vieler Menschen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gemetzel, with forms such as "egmetzel", "geemtzel", and "gemetezl". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesetze", "Gesetzes", "Gesetzen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Gemetzel, spelled G-E-M-E-T-Z-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    gleichzeitiges Ermorden vieler Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie konnten dem Gemetzel kein Einhalten gebieten.
  2. Der König und seine gesamte Familie wurde in einem fürchterlichen Gemetzel getötet.

This word in other languages

massacre(English)masacre(Español)massacre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmetzel
  • geemtzel
  • gemetezl
  • gemettzel
  • gemetzell
  • gemetzle
  • gemetzzel
  • gemeztel
  • gemmetzel
  • gemtezel
  • ggemetzel
  • gmeetzel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egmetzel2geemtzel2gemetezl2gemettzel1gemetzell1gemetzle2gemetzzel1gemeztel2
Edit distance from "Gemetzel"

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 "Gemetzel"?
"Gemetzel" is spelled G-E-M-E-T-Z-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩].
What does "Gemetzel" mean?
As a noun, "Gemetzel" means: gleichzeitiges Ermorden vieler Menschen
What words are commonly confused with "Gemetzel"?
"Gemetzel" is commonly confused with "Gesetze", "Gesetzes", "Gesetzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gemetzel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemetzel" is [ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemetzel" come from?
"Gemetzel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gelebten#45,968Gefechts#45,957Gesängen#45,984getreuen#45,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

geächtet12 variantsGlashütte12 variantsGlückauf12 variantsFollowern12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list