gerissen

[ɡəˈʁɪsn̩]

/[ɡəˈʁɪsn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gerissen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,661
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerissen · gerissen · German

gerissen · rank #6,661 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,661
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fürchte

Nearest frequency peer: fürchte (-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 „gerissen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gerissen“ 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).

gerissen vs Grossen
63% similar
gerissen vs gewisse
75% similar
gerissen vs grinsen
75% similar

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

Key facts for gerissen
PropertyValue
Headwordgerissen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,661
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gerissen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gerissenliegt 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: „fürchte“ (#6,660), „gestrichen“ (#6,662), „führe“ (#6,659). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerissen“ bei #6,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gerissen (IPA [ɡəˈʁɪsn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,661 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerissen, with forms such as "egrissen", "geirssen", and "gerisen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Grossen", "gewisse", "grinsen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 gerissen, spelled G-E-R-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gerissen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sogar das Trinkgeld, das für die Putzfrauen in den öffentlichen Klosetts entlang der Schnellstraßen oder in den Einkaufszentren bestimmt ist, landet am Ende auf den Konten gerissener Arbeitgeber.“
  2. Der Versicherungsvertreter war so gerissen, dass er dem Kunden gleich drei unsinnige Versicherungen aufschwatzte.

Synonyms

abgefeimtausgefuchstdurchtriebengewieftlistiggefinkeltmit allen Wassern gewaschen

This word in other languages

cunning(English)astuto(Español)rusé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrissen
  • geirssen
  • gerisen
  • gerisesn
  • gerissenn
  • gerissne
  • gerißen
  • gerrissen
  • gersisen
  • ggerissen
  • greissen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egrissen2geirssen2gerisen1gerisesn2gerissenn1gerissne2gerißen2gerrissen1
Edit distance from "gerissen"

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 "gerissen"?
"gerissen" is spelled G-E-R-I-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪsn̩].
What does "gerissen" mean?
As an adjective, "gerissen" means: auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig
What words are commonly confused with "gerissen"?
"gerissen" is commonly confused with "Grossen", "gewisse", "grinsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gerissen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerissen" is [ɡəˈʁɪsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerissen" come from?
"gerissen" 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 "gerissen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Europäer#6,656Eingriff#6,651indirekt#6,672betracht#6,642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Fantasy11 variantsAuftritte11 variantsKörpers11 variantsaufkommen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list