geringste

[ɡəˈʁɪŋstə]

/[ɡəˈʁɪŋstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“geringste” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,480
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-geringste · geringste · German

geringste · rank #10,480 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,480
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH genügen

Nearest frequency peer: genügen (-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 „geringste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geringste“ 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).

geringste vs grinste
78% similar
geringste vs geringsten
90% similar
geringste vs geringe
78% similar

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

Key facts for geringste
PropertyValue
Headwordgeringste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪŋstə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,480
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geringste“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „genügen“ (#10,479), „gezielte“ (#10,481), „Geldstrafe“ (#10,478). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geringste“ bei #10,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around geringste (IPA [ɡəˈʁɪŋstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,480 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for geringste, with forms such as "egringste", "geirngste", and "gerignste". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "grinste", "geringsten", "geringe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is geringste, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-S-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egringste
  • geirngste
  • gerignste
  • geringgste
  • geringset
  • geringsste
  • geringstte
  • geringtse
  • gerinngste
  • gerinsgte
  • gernigste
  • gerringste
  • ggeringste
  • greingste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egringste2geirngste2gerignste2geringgste1geringset2geringsste1geringstte1geringtse2
Edit distance from "geringste"

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 "geringste"?
"geringste" is spelled G-E-R-I-N-G-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪŋstə].
What does "geringste" mean?
As an adjective, "geringste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs gering
What words are commonly confused with "geringste"?
"geringste" is commonly confused with "grinste", "geringsten", "geringe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geringste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geringste" is [ɡəˈʁɪŋstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geringste" come from?
"geringste" 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 "geringste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fahrgäste#10,470erhaltene#10,465Einsätzen#10,461einmalige#10,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Festplatte14 variantsKomponist14 variantsKonzerten14 variantsBiographie14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list