Gesche

[ˈɡeːʃə]

/[ˈɡeːʃə]/ name

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The verdict

“Gesche” is uncommon German (frequency #85,288 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,288
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesche · Gesche · German

Gesche · rank #85,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,288
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschlechtsid…

Nearest frequency peer: Geschlechtsidentität (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gesche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gesche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gesche
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡeːʃə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesche“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geschefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geschlechtsidentität“ (#85,289), „gerundete“ (#85,285), „geschädigter“ (#85,291). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesche“ bei #85,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gesche is uncommon German at frequency #85,288 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡeːʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

No misspelling variants are generated for Gesche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gesche, spelled G-E-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Gesche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jedes Wochenende verbringt Gesche auf Springturnieren.

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 "Gesche"?
"Gesche" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːʃə].
What does "Gesche" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gesche" means: weiblicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Gesche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesche" is [ˈɡeːʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesche" come from?
"Gesche" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gesche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

getobt#85,300fluffy#85,243haring#85,346filial#85,227

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list