geschah

[ɡəˈʃaː]

/[ɡəˈʃaː]/ verb

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The verdict

“geschah” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,203
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geschehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschah · geschah · German

geschah · rank #4,203 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,203
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerichte

Nearest frequency peer: Gerichte (-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 „geschah“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geschah“ 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).

geschah vs geschaut
75% similar
geschah vs geschehe
75% similar
geschah vs geschämt
63% similar

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

Key facts for geschah
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschah
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃaː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,203
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geschah“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gerichte“ (#4,202), „Geschenke“ (#4,204), „genossen“ (#4,201). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geschah“ bei #4,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around geschah (IPA [ɡəˈʃaː]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,203 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschah, with forms such as "egschah", "gecshah", and "gescahh". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "geschaut", "geschehe", "geschämt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is geschah, spelled G-E-S-C-H-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geschehen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geschehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschah
  • gecshah
  • gescahh
  • gescchah
  • geschahh
  • geschha
  • geschhah
  • geshcah
  • gesschah
  • ggeschah
  • gsechah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschah2gecshah2gescahh2gescchah1geschahh1geschha2geschhah1geshcah2
Edit distance from "geschah"

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 "geschah"?
"geschah" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃaː].
What does "geschah" mean?
As a verb, "geschah" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geschehen
What words are commonly confused with "geschah"?
"geschah" is commonly confused with "geschaut", "geschehe", "geschämt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschah" is [ɡəˈʃaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschah" come from?
"geschah" 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 "geschah", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefasst#4,199konkret#4,215dorthin#4,190Meldung#4,219

Similar misspelling depth

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

genossen11 variantserzielen11 variantsnebenbei11 variantsspreche11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list