Geschäfte

[ɡəˈʃɛftə]

/[ɡəˈʃɛftə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschäfte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,959
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschäft

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschafte · Geschäfte · German

Geschäfte · rank #2,959 · 14 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,959
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fritz

Nearest frequency peer: Fritz (-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 „Geschäfte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschäfte“ 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).

Geschäfte vs geschaut
56% similar
Geschäfte vs geschämt
67% similar
Geschäfte vs Geschäfts
89% similar

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

Key facts for Geschäfte
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschäfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛftə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,959
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschäfte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Geschäfteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fritz“ (#2,958), „Gestaltung“ (#2,960), „Freundschaft“ (#2,957). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschäfte“ bei #2,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Geschäfte (IPA [ɡəˈʃɛftə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,959 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschäfte, with forms such as "egschäfte", "gecshäfte", and "gescchäfte". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "geschaut", "geschämt", "Geschäfts", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geschäfte, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschäft
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäft
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Geschäft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschäfte
  • gecshäfte
  • gescchäfte
  • geschfäte
  • geschhäfte
  • geschäfet
  • geschäffte
  • geschäftte
  • geschätfe
  • gescähfte
  • geshcäfte
  • gesschäfte
  • ggeschäfte
  • gsechäfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschäfte2gecshäfte2gescchäfte1geschfäte2geschhäfte1geschäfet2geschäffte1geschäftte1
Edit distance from "Geschäfte"

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 "Geschäfte"?
"Geschäfte" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɛftə].
What does "Geschäfte" mean?
As a noun, "Geschäfte" means: veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschäft
What words are commonly confused with "Geschäfte"?
"Geschäfte" is commonly confused with "geschaut", "geschämt", "Geschäfts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschäfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschäfte" is [ɡəˈʃɛftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschäfte" come from?
"Geschäfte" 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 "Geschäfte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gezwungen#2,961inklusive#2,971anschauen#2,942zunehmend#2,939

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Nachfrage14 variantsUmständen14 variantsUmsetzung14 variantszuständig14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list