geringe

Name: geringe, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈʁɪŋə]

/[ɡəˈʁɪŋə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“geringe” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,121 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,121
frequency rank, German: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

geringe vs gerne

71% similar

geringe vs ginge

71% similar

geringe vs Gesine

57% similar

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

Key facts for geringe
Property	Value
Headword	geringe
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈʁɪŋə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#4,121
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geringe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). geringe lands here:

#4,121

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for geringe is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁɪŋə]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,121 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for geringe, with forms such as "egringe", "geirnge", and "gerigne". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gerne", "ginge", "Gesine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geringe, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
4
Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egringe,geirnge,gerigne,gerineg,geringge,gerinnge,gernige,gerringe,ggeringe,greinge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geringe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "geringe"

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 "geringe"?

"geringe" is spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪŋə].

What does "geringe" mean?

As an adjective, "geringe" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering

What words are commonly confused with "geringe"?

"geringe" is commonly confused with "gerne", "ginge", "Gesine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "geringe"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geringe" is [ɡəˈʁɪŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "geringe" come from?

"geringe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “geringe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-I-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈʁɪŋə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gerne” - see the side-by-side comparison. geringe vs gerne
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.