Gerüche

[ɡəˈʁʏçə]

/[ɡəˈʁʏçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gerüche” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,217
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geruch

Corpus desk

Index DE-geruche · Gerüche · German

Gerüche · rank #28,217 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,217
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gemütlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Gemütlichkeit (-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 „Gerüche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gerüche“ 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).

Gerüche vs Gesuch
57% similar
Gerüche vs gesucht
43% similar
Gerüche vs Gerücht
86% similar

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

Key facts for Gerüche
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerüche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁʏçə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,217
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gerüche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gerücheliegt 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: „Gemütlichkeit“ (#28,216), „Geschütz“ (#28,218), „Gelübde“ (#28,215). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gerüche“ bei #28,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gerüche (IPA [ɡəˈʁʏçə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,217 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gerüche, with forms such as "egrüche", "gercühe", and "gerrüche". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesuch", "gesucht", "Gerücht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gerüche, spelled G-E-R-Ü-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geruch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Geruch
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Geruch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrüche
  • gercühe
  • gerrüche
  • gerücche
  • gerüceh
  • gerüchhe
  • gerühce
  • geürche
  • ggerüche
  • greüche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egrüche2gercühe2gerrüche1gerücche1gerüceh2gerüchhe1gerühce2geürche2
Edit distance from "Gerüche"

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 "Gerüche"?
"Gerüche" is spelled G-E-R-Ü-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʏçə].
What does "Gerüche" mean?
As a noun, "Gerüche" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geruch
What words are commonly confused with "Gerüche"?
"Gerüche" is commonly confused with "Gesuch", "gesucht", "Gerücht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gerüche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerüche" is [ɡəˈʁʏçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerüche" come from?
"Gerüche" 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 "Gerüche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gelübde#28,215glatter#28,224Glitzer#28,228Garagen#28,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

freuten10 variantsertrage10 variantskiefern10 variantsCollagen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list