Geschäften

[ɡəˈʃɛftn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃɛftn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschäften” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,721
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschaften · Geschäften · German

Geschäften · rank #8,721 · 16 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,721
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesamt

Nearest frequency peer: gesamt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Geschäften”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Geschäften” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Geschäften vs Geschäfts
80% similar
Geschäften vs geschlafen
60% similar
Geschäften vs geschaltet
60% similar

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

Key facts for Geschäften
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschäften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛftn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,721
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Geschäften” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geschäftenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „gesamt“ (#8,720), „Gläubigen“ (#8,722), „Gefühlen“ (#8,719). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Geschäften (IPA [ɡəˈʃɛftn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,721 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschäften, with forms such as "egschäften", "gecshäften", and "gescchäften". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Geschäfts", "geschlafen", "geschaltet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geschäften, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschäften
  • gecshäften
  • gescchäften
  • geschfäten
  • geschhäften
  • geschäfetn
  • geschäfften
  • geschäftenn
  • geschäftne
  • geschäftten
  • geschätfen
  • gescähften
  • geshcäften
  • gesschäften
  • ggeschäften
  • gsechäften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschäften2gecshäften2gescchäften1geschfäten2geschhäften1geschäfetn2geschäfften1geschäftenn1
Edit distance from "Geschäften"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Geschäften" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Geschäfts". View pair
  • 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #8,721 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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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