genehmigen

[ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“genehmigen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,237
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - insbesondere von behördlicher Seite erlauben, gestatten, akzeptieren, bewilligen

Corpus desk

Index DE-genehmigen · genehmigen · German

genehmigen · rank #19,237 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,237
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerichtsverfa…

Nearest frequency peer: Gerichtsverfahren (+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 „genehmigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „genehmigen“ 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).

genehmigen vs genehmigt
80% similar
genehmigen vs genehmigte
80% similar
genehmigen vs Genehmigung
73% similar

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

Key facts for genehmigen
PropertyValue
Headwordgenehmigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,237
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „genehmigen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.genehmigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gerichtsverfahren“ (#19,238), „gelernte“ (#19,235), „geschlossener“ (#19,239). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „genehmigen“ bei #19,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around genehmigen (IPA [ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,237 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for genehmigen, with forms such as "egnehmigen", "geenhmigen", and "genehhmigen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "genehmigt", "genehmigte", "Genehmigung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 genehmigen, spelled G-E-N-E-H-M-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    insbesondere von behördlicher Seite erlauben, gestatten, akzeptieren, bewilligen
  2. 2
    sich erlauben, etwas zu sich zu nehmen oder allgemein etwas zu genießen
  3. 3
    nachträglich seine Zustimmung erteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Ordnungsamt hat die Sanitärräume in diesem Restaurant nicht genehmigt.
  2. Der Anbau einer neuen Werkshalle wurde vom Bauamt nicht genehmigt.

This word in other languages

permit(English)permitir(Español)permettre(Français)permitir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnehmigen
  • geenhmigen
  • genehhmigen
  • genehimgen
  • genehmgien
  • genehmiegn
  • genehmigenn
  • genehmiggen
  • genehmigne
  • genehmmigen
  • genemhigen
  • genhemigen
  • gennehmigen
  • ggenehmigen
  • gneehmigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genehmigen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egnehmigen2geenhmigen2genehhmigen1genehimgen2genehmgien2genehmiegn2genehmigenn1genehmiggen1
Edit distance from "genehmigen"

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 "genehmigen"?
"genehmigen" is spelled G-E-N-E-H-M-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩].
What does "genehmigen" mean?
As a verb, "genehmigen" means: insbesondere von behördlicher Seite erlauben, gestatten, akzeptieren, bewilligen
What words are commonly confused with "genehmigen"?
"genehmigen" is commonly confused with "genehmigt", "genehmigte", "Genehmigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genehmigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genehmigen" is [ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genehmigen" come from?
"genehmigen" 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 "genehmigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

günstigste#19,247Freispruch#19,222herzliches#19,253Humanismus#19,257

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

informativ15 variantsEvakuierung15 variantsenthielten15 variantseingepackt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list