Geschicke

[ɡəˈʃɪkə]

/[ɡəˈʃɪkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschicke” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,898
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschick

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschicke · Geschicke · German

Geschicke · rank #26,898 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,898
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gepflegte

Nearest frequency peer: gepflegte (-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 „Geschicke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschicke“ 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).

Geschicke vs geschickt
78% similar
Geschicke vs geschockt
67% similar
Geschicke vs geschickte
80% similar

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

Key facts for Geschicke
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschicke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɪkə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,898
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschicke“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geschickeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gepflegte“ (#26,897), „geschickte“ (#26,899), „Genehmigungen“ (#26,896). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschicke“ bei #26,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Geschicke (IPA [ɡəˈʃɪkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,898 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschicke, with forms such as "egschicke", "gecshicke", and "gescchicke". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "geschickt", "geschockt", "geschickte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geschicke, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschick
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geschick
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Geschick
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Geschick

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschicke
  • gecshicke
  • gescchicke
  • geschcike
  • geschhicke
  • geschiccke
  • geschicek
  • geschickke
  • geschikce
  • gescihcke
  • geshcicke
  • gesschicke
  • ggeschicke
  • gsechicke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschicke2gecshicke2gescchicke1geschcike2geschhicke1geschiccke1geschicek2geschickke1
Edit distance from "Geschicke"

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 "Geschicke"?
"Geschicke" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɪkə].
What does "Geschicke" mean?
As a noun, "Geschicke" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschick
What words are commonly confused with "Geschicke"?
"Geschicke" is commonly confused with "geschickt", "geschockt", "geschickte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschicke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschicke" is [ɡəˈʃɪkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschicke" come from?
"Geschicke" 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 "Geschicke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list