geschäftsführende

[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə]

/[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“geschäftsführende” has 28 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,919
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
28
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

geschäftsführende vs geschäftsführender
94% similar
geschäftsführende vs geschäftsführenden
94% similar

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

Key facts for geschäftsführende
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschäftsführende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#43,919
Misspellings tracked28
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschäftsführende” 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). geschäftsführende lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 28 spelling variants around geschäftsführende (IPA [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,919 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 28 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschäftsführende, with forms such as "egschäftsführende", "gecshäftsführende", and "gescchäftsführende". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "geschäftsführender", "geschäftsführenden", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is geschäftsführende, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschäftsführende
  • gecshäftsführende
  • gescchäftsführende
  • geschfätsführende
  • geschhäftsführende
  • geschäfftsführende
  • geschäfstführende
  • geschäftfsührende
  • geschäftsfführende
  • geschäftsfhürende
  • geschäftsfühernde
  • geschäftsfühhrende
  • geschäftsführedne
  • geschäftsführendde
  • geschäftsführened
  • geschäftsführennde
  • geschäftsführnede
  • geschäftsführrende
  • geschäftsfürhende
  • geschäftssführende
  • geschäftsüfhrende
  • geschäfttsführende
  • geschätfsführende
  • gescähftsführende
  • geshcäftsführende
  • gesschäftsführende
  • ggeschäftsführende
  • gsechäftsführende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschäftsführende2gecshäftsführende2gescchäftsführende1geschfätsführende2geschhäftsführende1geschäfftsführende1geschäfstführende2geschäftfsührende2
Edit distance from "geschäftsführende"

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 "geschäftsführende"?
"geschäftsführende" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə].
What does "geschäftsführende" mean?
As an adjective, "geschäftsführende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftsführend
What words are commonly confused with "geschäftsführende"?
"geschäftsführende" is commonly confused with "geschäftsführender", "geschäftsführenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschäftsführende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschäftsführende" is [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschäftsführende" come from?
"geschäftsführende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “geschäftsführende”

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-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁəndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “geschäftsführender” - see the side-by-side comparison. geschäftsführende vs geschäftsführender
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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