gescannt

[ɡəˈskɛnt]

/[ɡəˈskɛnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gescannt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,690
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs scannen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gescannt · gescannt · German

gescannt · rank #34,690 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,690
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschnittenen

Nearest frequency peer: geschnittenen (+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 „gescannt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gescannt“ 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).

gescannt vs Gespann
63% similar
gescannt vs gesinnt
75% similar
gescannt vs gespannt
88% similar

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

Key facts for gescannt
PropertyValue
Headwordgescannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈskɛnt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,690
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gescannt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gescanntliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geschnittenen“ (#34,691), „Gerichtsurteil“ (#34,688), „gespickt“ (#34,692). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gescannt“ bei #34,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gescannt (IPA [ɡəˈskɛnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,690 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs scannen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gescannt, with forms such as "egscannt", "gecsannt", and "gesacnnt". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Gespann", "gesinnt", "gespannt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gescannt, spelled G-E-S-C-A-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs scannen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egscannt
  • gecsannt
  • gesacnnt
  • gescanntt
  • gescant
  • gescantn
  • gesccannt
  • gescnant
  • gesscannt
  • ggescannt
  • gsecannt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egscannt2gecsannt2gesacnnt2gescanntt1gescant1gescantn2gesccannt1gescnant2
Edit distance from "gescannt"

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 "gescannt"?
"gescannt" is spelled G-E-S-C-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈskɛnt].
What does "gescannt" mean?
As a verb, "gescannt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs scannen
What words are commonly confused with "gescannt"?
"gescannt" is commonly confused with "Gespann", "gesinnt", "gespannt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gescannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gescannt" is [ɡəˈskɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gescannt" come from?
"gescannt" 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 "gescannt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gespickt#34,692Geoffrey#34,686Gelatine#34,682Gejammer#34,681

Similar misspelling depth

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

haftbar11 variantsharmony11 variantsfliegst11 variantsindisch11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list