gequält

[ɡəˈkvɛːlt]

/[ɡəˈkvɛːlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gequält” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,008
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs quälen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gequalt · gequält · German

gequält · rank #17,008 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,008
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geologie

Nearest frequency peer: Geologie (-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 „gequält“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gequält“ 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).

gequält vs Gewalt
43% similar
gequält vs Gestalt
43% similar
gequält vs Gehalt
43% similar

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

Key facts for gequält
PropertyValue
Headwordgequält
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈkvɛːlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,008
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gequält“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geologie“ (#17,007), „gesammelte“ (#17,009), „geographischen“ (#17,006). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gequält“ bei #17,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gequält (IPA [ɡəˈkvɛːlt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,008 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs quälen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gequält, with forms such as "egquält", "geqquält", and "gequlät". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewalt", "Gestalt", "Gehalt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 gequält, spelled G-E-Q-U-Ä-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs quälen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egquält
  • geqquält
  • gequlät
  • gequällt
  • gequältt
  • gequätl
  • geqäult
  • geuqält
  • ggequält
  • gqeuält

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egquält2geqquält1gequlät2gequällt1gequältt1gequätl2geqäult2geuqält2
Edit distance from "gequält"

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 "gequält"?
"gequält" is spelled G-E-Q-U-Ä-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈkvɛːlt].
What does "gequält" mean?
As a verb, "gequält" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs quälen
What words are commonly confused with "gequält"?
"gequält" is commonly confused with "Gewalt", "Gestalt", "Gehalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gequält"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gequält" is [ɡəˈkvɛːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gequält" come from?
"gequält" 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 "gequält", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Galaxie#16,996freedom#16,995Hashtag#17,025Erfolgs#16,980

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Geologie10 variantsEinkäufe10 variantsKneipen10 variantsdrinks10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list