geschlagen

[ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“geschlagen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,654
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschlagen · geschlagen · German

geschlagen · rank #2,654 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,654
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH German

Nearest frequency peer: German (-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 „geschlagen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geschlagen“ 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).

geschlagen vs geschlagene
91% similar
geschlagen vs geschlagenen
83% similar
geschlagen vs geschlafen
90% similar

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

Key facts for geschlagen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschlagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,654
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geschlagen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „German“ (#2,653), „geöffnet“ (#2,655), „galt“ (#2,652). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geschlagen“ bei #2,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around geschlagen (IPA [ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,654 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schlagen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschlagen, with forms such as "egschlagen", "gecshlagen", and "gescchlagen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "geschlagene", "geschlagenen", "geschlafen", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geschlagen, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schlagen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschlagen
  • gecshlagen
  • gescchlagen
  • geschalgen
  • geschhlagen
  • geschlaegn
  • geschlagenn
  • geschlaggen
  • geschlagne
  • geschlgaen
  • geschllagen
  • gesclhagen
  • geshclagen
  • gesschlagen
  • ggeschlagen
  • gsechlagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschlagen2gecshlagen2gescchlagen1geschalgen2geschhlagen1geschlaegn2geschlagenn1geschlaggen1
Edit distance from "geschlagen"

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 "geschlagen"?
"geschlagen" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩].
What does "geschlagen" mean?
As a verb, "geschlagen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schlagen
What words are commonly confused with "geschlagen"?
"geschlagen" is commonly confused with "geschlagene", "geschlagenen", "geschlafen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschlagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschlagen" is [ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschlagen" come from?
"geschlagen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hochschule#2,656ermöglicht#2,646kritisiert#2,662diskutiert#2,644

Similar misspelling depth

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

beteiligten16 variantsNachfolger16 variantsArbeitgeber16 variantsvorbereitet16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list