Geschichte

[ɡəˈʃɪçtə]

/[ɡəˈʃɪçtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschichte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#321
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vergangenheit der Gesellschaft als Entwicklung und Anpassung gesellschaftlich organisierter Lebewesen an ihre Umwelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschichte · Geschichte · German

Geschichte · rank #321 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #321
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH besonders

Nearest frequency peer: besonders (-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 „Geschichte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschichte“ 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).

Geschichte vs geschickt
70% similar
Geschichte vs geschieht
70% similar
Geschichte vs Geschicke
80% similar

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

Key facts for Geschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɪçtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#321
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschichte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geschichteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „besonders“ (#320), „Ne“ (#322), „Platz“ (#319). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschichte“ bei #321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Geschichte (IPA [ɡəˈʃɪçtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #321 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschichte, with forms such as "egschichte", "gecshichte", and "gescchichte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "geschickt", "geschieht", "Geschicke", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Geschichte, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vergangenheit der Gesellschaft als Entwicklung und Anpassung gesellschaftlich organisierter Lebewesen an ihre Umwelt
  2. 2
    die wissenschaftliche Lehre von der Vergangenheit und ihrer Auswirkungen auf die Gegenwart
  3. 3
    eine mündliche oder schriftliche Erzählung oder Überlieferung
  4. 4
    Sache (die unangenehm ist)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wikipedia-Artikel beschreibt ausführlich die Geschichte des öffentlichen Nahverkehrs.
  2. „Die klassische Ära der industriellen Massenproduktion ist Geschichte, jedenfalls in Europa.“

Synonyms

HistorieWerdegangGeschichtsschreibungGeschichtswissenschaftHistoriografieErzählungAngelegenheitChoseSache

Antonyms

GeschichtslosigkeitZukunft

This word in other languages

history(English)historia(Español)histoire(Français)conto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschichte
  • gecshichte
  • gescchichte
  • geschcihte
  • geschhichte
  • geschicchte
  • geschichet
  • geschichhte
  • geschichtte
  • geschicthe
  • geschihcte
  • gescihchte
  • geshcichte
  • gesschichte
  • ggeschichte
  • gsechichte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschichte2gecshichte2gescchichte1geschcihte2geschhichte1geschicchte1geschichet2geschichhte1
Edit distance from "Geschichte"

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 "Geschichte"?
"Geschichte" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɪçtə].
What does "Geschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Geschichte" means: Vergangenheit der Gesellschaft als Entwicklung und Anpassung gesellschaftlich organisierter Lebewesen an ihre Umwelt
What words are commonly confused with "Geschichte"?
"Geschichte" is commonly confused with "geschickt", "geschieht", "Geschicke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschichte" is [ɡəˈʃɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschichte" come from?
"Geschichte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

allerdings#288eigentlich#242vielleicht#177Österreich#551

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mitarbeiter16 variantsmindestens16 variantsFrankreich16 variantsmittlerweile16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list