Geschäft

[ɡəˈʃɛft]

/[ɡəˈʃɛft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschäft” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,731 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,731
frequency rank, German
8
letters
13
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Geschäft vs geschah
50% similar
Geschäft vs geschaut
63% similar
Geschäft vs geschult
63% similar

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

Key facts for Geschäft
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschäft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,731
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geschäft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Geschäft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geschäft is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃɛft]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,731 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschäft, with forms such as "egschäft", "gecshäft", and "gescchäft". 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, "geschah", "geschaut", "geschult", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geschäft, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen
  2. 2
    Gesamtmenge der Transaktionen im Handel
  3. 3
    Gewinn oder Ertrag aus einer Transaktion
  4. 4
    kaufmännische (meist private) Gesellschaft; gewerbliches Unternehmen
  5. 5
    Räumlichkeiten, in denen Waren zum Verkauf angeboten werden
  6. 6
    zu erledigende Angelegenheit, Tätigkeit
  7. 7
    Ausscheidung von Fäkalien

This word in other languages

business(English)negocio(Español)affaire(Français)negócio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egschäft,gecshäft,gescchäft,geschfät,geschhäft,geschäfft,geschäftt,geschätf,gescähft,geshcäft,gesschäft,ggeschäft,gsechäft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschäft2gecshäft2gescchäft1geschfät2geschhäft1geschäfft1geschäftt1geschätf2
Edit distance from "Geschäft"

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 "Geschäft"?
"Geschäft" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɛft].
What does "Geschäft" mean?
As a noun, "Geschäft" means: gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen
What words are commonly confused with "Geschäft"?
"Geschäft" is commonly confused with "geschah", "geschaut", "geschult". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschäft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschäft" is [ɡəˈʃɛft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschäft" come from?
"Geschäft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Geschäft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃɛft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “geschah” - see the side-by-side comparison. Geschäft vs geschah
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list