gering
[ɡəˈʁɪŋ]
The verdict
“gering” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,317
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klein oder unbedeutend in Bezug auf die Menge, die Anzahl, den Umfang, die Qualität
Corpus desk
Index DE-gering · gering · German
gering · rank #3,317 · 9 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,317
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gerechtigkeit
Nearest frequency peer: Gerechtigkeit (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “gering”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- gefühlt
gefühlt
96,687 corpus weight
- gelungen
gelungen
96,686 corpus weight
- Gerechtigke…
Gerechtigkeit
96,685 corpus weight
- gering
gering
96,684 corpus weight
- Heidelberg
Heidelberg
96,682 corpus weight
- herrscht
herrscht
96,681 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “gering” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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) |
Wo “gering” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around gering (IPA [ɡəˈʁɪŋ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,317 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gering appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute spielt die Kohle nur eine geringe Rolle.
Zum Jahrestag der Proteste von Charlottesville haben sich in Washington zahlreiche Demonstranten einer verschwindend geringen Zahl an Rechtsextremisten entgegengestellt.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gering", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "gering". Here's where to go from here.
- "gering" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ging". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,317 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.