Geruch

[ɡəˈʁʊx]

/[ɡəˈʁʊx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geruch” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,369
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch das Geruchsorgan wahrgenommene Ausdünstung; subjektive Sinneswahrnehmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-geruch · Geruch · German

Geruch · rank #5,369 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,369
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geriet

Nearest frequency peer: geriet (-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 „Geruch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geruch“ 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).

Geruch vs Gerüst
50% similar
Geruch vs Gesuch
83% similar
Geruch vs gerügt
33% similar

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

Key facts for Geruch
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeruch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁʊx]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,369
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geruch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geruchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geriet“ (#5,368), „geschaut“ (#5,370), „Genuss“ (#5,367). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geruch“ bei #5,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Geruch (IPA [ɡəˈʁʊx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,369 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geruch, with forms such as "egruch", "gercuh", and "gerruch". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Gerüst", "Gesuch", "gerügt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geruch, spelled G-E-R-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch das Geruchsorgan wahrgenommene Ausdünstung; subjektive Sinneswahrnehmung
  2. 2
    Fähigkeit zu riechen, einer der fünf klassischen Sinne
  3. 3
    der Geruchsstoff selbst; objektive Materie die von [1] und [2] subjektiviert wird
  4. 4
    das Ansehen, das jemand bei anderen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Wissenschaftler schlussfolgerten daraus, dass die Nase mindestens eine Billion Gerüche unterscheiden kann.“
  2. „Eine weit zerstreute Literatur über den Geruch hat sich angesammelt und harrt der kritischen Sichtung, die zugleich im Interesse der Psychologie, Physiologie, Rhinologie, Chemie, Zoologie und der Botanik liegt.“

Synonyms

DuftAromaGeruchssinnRiechvermögenOlfaktusRuf

This word in other languages

smell(English)olor(Español)odeur(Français)odor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egruch
  • gercuh
  • gerruch
  • gerucch
  • geruchh
  • geruhc
  • geurch
  • ggeruch
  • greuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geruch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egruch2gercuh2gerruch1gerucch1geruchh1geruhc2geurch2ggeruch1
Edit distance from "Geruch"

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 "Geruch"?
"Geruch" is spelled G-E-R-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʊx].
What does "Geruch" mean?
As a noun, "Geruch" means: durch das Geruchsorgan wahrgenommene Ausdünstung; subjektive Sinneswahrnehmung
What words are commonly confused with "Geruch"?
"Geruch" is commonly confused with "Gerüst", "Gesuch", "gerügt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geruch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geruch" is [ɡəˈʁʊx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geruch" come from?
"Geruch" 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 "Geruch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geriet#5,368Genuss#5,367Grafen#5,372Gästen#5,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fehlte9 variantsEpisode9 variantsdrehte9 variantsBriten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list