Gerüst

/[ɡəˈʁʏst]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,273

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Gerüst is aGermannoun. It means: Vorrichtung, Konstruktion aus Balken/Stangen, die als Arbeitsplattform oder als Haltevorrichtung dient Pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏst]. Often confused with geübt and Gruft.

Key facts for Gerüst
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerüst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁʏst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,273
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gerüst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gerüst is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁʏst]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,273 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vorrichtung, Konstruktion aus Balken/Stangen, die als Arbeitsplattform oder als Haltevorrichtung dient".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gerüst, with forms such as "egrüst", "gerrüst", and "gersüt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "geübt", "Gruft", "gewusst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gerüst, spelled G-E-R-Ü-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorrichtung, Konstruktion aus Balken/Stangen, die als Arbeitsplattform oder als Haltevorrichtung dient

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egrüst,gerrüst,gersüt,gerüsst,gerüstt,gerüts,geürst,ggerüst,greüst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gerüst

Misspelling Variants of "Gerüst"

egrüst6gerrüst7gersüt6gerüsst7gerüstt7gerüts6geürst6ggerüst7
Misspelling Variants of "Gerüst"

Frequency rank: #21,273 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gerüst"?
"Gerüst" is spelled G-E-R-Ü-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʏst].
What does "Gerüst" mean?
As a noun, "Gerüst" means: Vorrichtung, Konstruktion aus Balken/Stangen, die als Arbeitsplattform oder als Haltevorrichtung dient
What words are commonly confused with "Gerüst"?
"Gerüst" is commonly confused with "geübt", "Gruft", "gewusst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gerüst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerüst" is [ɡəˈʁʏst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerüst" come from?
"Gerüst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.