gering
[ɡəˈʁɪŋ]
The verdict
“gering” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,317 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,317
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - klein oder unbedeutend in Bezug auf die Menge, die Anzahl, den Umfang, die Qualität
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gering |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʁɪŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gering” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gering is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁɪŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,317 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gering, with forms such as "egring", "geirng", and "gerign". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "ging", "gern", "gerne", and more, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gering, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1klein oder unbedeutend in Bezug auf die Menge, die Anzahl, den Umfang, die Qualität
- 2einer niederen sozialen Schicht zugehörig
- 3jung, schwach, klein
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egring,geirng,gerign,geringg,gerinng,gernig,gerring,ggering,greing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gering - 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.
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.
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Using “gering”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈʁɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ging” - see the side-by-side comparison. gering vs ging
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.