Gentleman

/[ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩mɛn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,589

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Gentleman is aGermannoun. It means: besonders charmanter Mann mit guten Umgangsformen Pronounced [ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩mɛn]. Often confused with Gentlemen.

Key facts for Gentleman
PropertyValue
HeadwordGentleman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩mɛn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,589
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gentleman in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gentleman is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩mɛn]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,589 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "besonders charmanter Mann mit guten Umgangsformen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gentleman, with forms such as "egntleman", "genlteman", and "genntleman". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gentlemen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gentleman, spelled G-E-N-T-L-E-M-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders charmanter Mann mit guten Umgangsformen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egntleman,genlteman,genntleman,gentelman,gentleamn,gentlemann,gentlemman,gentlemna,gentlleman,gentlmean,genttleman,getnleman,ggentleman,gnetleman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gentleman

Misspelling Variants of "Gentleman"

egntleman9genlteman9genntleman10gentelman9gentleamn9gentlemann10gentlemman10gentlemna9
Misspelling Variants of "Gentleman"

Frequency rank: #17,589 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gentleman"?
"Gentleman" is spelled G-E-N-T-L-E-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩mɛn].
What does "Gentleman" mean?
As a noun, "Gentleman" means: besonders charmanter Mann mit guten Umgangsformen
What words are commonly confused with "Gentleman"?
"Gentleman" is commonly confused with "Gentlemen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gentleman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gentleman" is [ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩mɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gentleman" come from?
"Gentleman" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.