geringere

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

[ɡəˈʁɪŋəʁə]

/[ɡəˈʁɪŋəʁə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“geringere” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,376 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,376
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

geringere vs geringes

78% similar

geringere vs geringste

78% similar

geringere vs geringeren

90% similar

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

Key facts for geringere
Property	Value
Headword	geringere
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈʁɪŋəʁə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#8,376
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geringere” 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). geringere lands here:

#8,376

#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 geringere is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁɪŋəʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,376 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for geringere, with forms such as "egringere", "geirngere", and "gerignere". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "geringes", "geringste", "geringeren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 geringere, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E-R-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egringere,geirngere,gerignere,gerinegre,geringeer,geringerre,geringgere,geringree,gerinngere,gernigere,gerringere,ggeringere,greingere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geringere - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "geringere"

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 "geringere"?

"geringere" is spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪŋəʁə].

What does "geringere" mean?

As an adjective, "geringere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs gering

What words are commonly confused with "geringere"?

"geringere" is commonly confused with "geringes", "geringste", "geringeren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "geringere"?

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

What language does "geringere" come from?

"geringere" 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 “geringere”

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-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈʁɪŋəʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “geringes” - see the side-by-side comparison. geringere vs geringes
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.