geringer

[ɡəˈʁɪŋɐ]

/[ɡəˈʁɪŋɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“geringer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,587
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering

Corpus desk

Index DE-geringer · geringer · German

geringer · rank #3,587 · 12 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,587
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH genaue

Nearest frequency peer: genaue (-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 „geringer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geringer“ 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).

geringer vs ginger
75% similar
geringer vs Gewinner
63% similar
geringer vs geringes
88% similar

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

Key facts for geringer
PropertyValue
Headwordgeringer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪŋɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,587
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geringer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).geringerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „genaue“ (#3,586), „Haufen“ (#3,588), „gehst“ (#3,585). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geringer“ bei #3,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around geringer (IPA [ɡəˈʁɪŋɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,587 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for geringer, with forms such as "egringer", "geirnger", and "gerigner". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ginger", "Gewinner", "geringes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geringer, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egringer
  • geirnger
  • gerigner
  • gerinegr
  • geringerr
  • geringger
  • geringre
  • gerinnger
  • gerniger
  • gerringer
  • ggeringer
  • greinger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egringer2geirnger2gerigner2gerinegr2geringerr1geringger1geringre2gerinnger1
Edit distance from "geringer"

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 "geringer"?
"geringer" is spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪŋɐ].
What does "geringer" mean?
As an adjective, "geringer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gering
What words are commonly confused with "geringer"?
"geringer" is commonly confused with "ginger", "Gewinner", "geringes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geringer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geringer" is [ɡəˈʁɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geringer" come from?
"geringer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Haushalt#3,589Gebrauch#3,583Kindheit#3,595erlauben#3,575

Similar misspelling depth

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

betreiben12 variantspeinlich12 variantswünscht12 variantsverliebt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list