Gemma

[ˈʒem.mə]

/[ˈʒem.mə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gemma” sits in 10 confusable pairs (corpus #39,376) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#39,376
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher, katalanischer Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemma · Gemma · German

Gemma · rank #39,376 · 4 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,376
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geldbetrag

Nearest frequency peer: Geldbetrag (-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 „Gemma“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Gemma“ 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).

Gemma vs gera
40% similar
Gemma vs Gummi
60% similar
Gemma vs Genua
60% similar

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

Key facts for Gemma
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʒem.mə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,376
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Gemma“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gemmaliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geldbetrag“ (#39,375), „Genom“ (#39,377), „Geheimnissen“ (#39,374). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gemma“ bei #39,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Gemma is neighbouring look-alikes ("gera", "Gummi", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈʒem.mə]. Frequency #39,376 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Gloss: "weiblicher, katalanischer Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gemma, with forms such as "egmma", "gemam", and "ggemma". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "gera", "Gummi", "Genua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gemma, spelled G-E-M-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher, katalanischer Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Gemma és la germana de l'Aleix.

This word in other languages

Gema(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmma
  • gemam
  • ggemma
  • gmema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egmma2gemam2ggemma1gmema2
Edit distance from "Gemma"

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 "Gemma"?
"Gemma" is spelled G-E-M-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʒem.mə].
What does "Gemma" mean?
As a noun, "Gemma" means: weiblicher, katalanischer Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Gemma"?
"Gemma" is commonly confused with "gera", "Gummi", "Genua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gemma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemma" is [ˈʒem.mə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemma" come from?
"Gemma" 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 "Gemma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Genom#39,377glüht#39,396Greis#39,401Flöhe#39,346

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list