geringen

[ɡəˈʁɪŋən]

/[ɡəˈʁɪŋən]/ adj

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The verdict

“geringen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,043
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering

Corpus desk

Index DE-geringen · geringen · German

geringen · rank #4,043 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,043
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Generationen

Nearest frequency peer: Generationen (-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 „geringen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geringen“ 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).

geringen vs gingen
75% similar
geringen vs grinsen
75% similar
geringen vs gewinnen
75% similar

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

Key facts for geringen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,043
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geringen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Generationen“ (#4,042), „geschlafen“ (#4,044), „geliefert“ (#4,041). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geringen“ bei #4,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around geringen (IPA [ɡəˈʁɪŋən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,043 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for geringen, with forms such as "egringen", "geirngen", and "gerignen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gingen", "grinsen", "gewinnen", 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 geringen, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  12. 12
    Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gering
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion Positiv des Adjektivs gering

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egringen
  • geirngen
  • gerignen
  • gerinegn
  • geringenn
  • geringgen
  • geringne
  • gerinngen
  • gernigen
  • gerringen
  • ggeringen
  • greingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geringen - 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.

egringen2geirngen2gerignen2gerinegn2geringenn1geringgen1geringne2gerinngen1
Edit distance from "geringen"

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 "geringen"?
"geringen" is spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪŋən].
What does "geringen" mean?
As an adjective, "geringen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering
What words are commonly confused with "geringen"?
"geringen" is commonly confused with "gingen", "grinsen", "gewinnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geringen" is [ɡəˈʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geringen" come from?
"geringen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hunderte#4,048Eigentum#4,033digitale#4,031bewertet#4,026

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Abschied12 variantsunbekannt12 variantsVielfalt12 variantsanerkannt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list