Geschlecht

[ɡəˈʃlɛçt]

/[ɡəˈʃlɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschlecht” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,192
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft höherer Lebewesen, männlich oder weiblich zu sein (einschließlich Misch- oder Zwischenformen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschlecht · Geschlecht · German

Geschlecht · rank #3,192 · 17 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,192
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelangen

Nearest frequency peer: gelangen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Geschlecht”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Geschlecht” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Geschlecht vs geschwächt
70% similar
Geschlecht vs geschmeckt
70% similar
Geschlecht vs geschluckt
70% similar

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

Key facts for Geschlecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschlecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃlɛçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,192
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geschlecht” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Geschlecht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Geschlecht (IPA [ɡəˈʃlɛçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,192 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschlecht, with forms such as "egschlecht", "gecshlecht", and "gescchlecht". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "geschwächt", "geschmeckt", "geschluckt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geschlecht, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft höherer Lebewesen, männlich oder weiblich zu sein (einschließlich Misch- oder Zwischenformen)
  2. 2
    die Gruppe entweder aller männlicher Menschen oder aller weiblicher
  3. 3
    Geschlechtsteil
  4. 4
    Gruppe von Lebewesen, die sich ausreichend ähnlich sind, um untereinander fortpflanzungsfähig zu sein (Art) oder Gruppe nah verwandter Arten (Gattung) – insbesondere das Menschengeschlecht (auch in der Mythologie sowie übertragen von Dingen oder Abstrakta)
  5. 5
    große, oft vornehme oder bedeutende Familie über mehrere Generationen hinweg
  6. 6
    grammatische Kategorie von Hauptwörtern, Beiwörtern, Geschlechtswörtern und Fürwörtern (Substantiven, Adjektiven, Artikeln, Pronomen), also von Nennwörtern (Nomen; im traditionellen weiteren Sinn)
  7. 7
    Gesamtheit von Menschen, die gleichzeitig derselben Altersgruppe angehören
  8. 8
    eine topologische Invariante, die zur Klassifikation von algebraischen Flächen dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dass Lebewesen ein Geschlecht haben, sorgt nach Ansicht mancher für eine schnellere Ausbreitung günstiger Gene in der Gesamtpopulation einer Art.
  2. „Der Vorname soll dem Kindeswohl dienen, muss das Geschlecht eindeutig anzeigen und Namencharakter haben.“

Synonyms

SexSexusGenderGeschlechtsteilGenitalSchlagArtAbteilungGattungSippeAbstammungDynastieFamilieGeblütGenerationHausHerkunftSippeSippschaftStammUrsprungVerwandtschaftGenusGenerationMenschenalter

Antonyms

Geschlechtslosigkeit

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschlecht
  • gecshlecht
  • gescchlecht
  • geschelcht
  • geschhlecht
  • geschlceht
  • geschleccht
  • geschlechht
  • geschlechtt
  • geschlecth
  • geschlehct
  • geschllecht
  • gesclhecht
  • geshclecht
  • gesschlecht
  • ggeschlecht
  • gsechlecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geschlecht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egschlecht2gecshlecht2gescchlecht1geschelcht2geschhlecht1geschlceht2geschleccht1geschlechht1
Edit distance from "Geschlecht"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geschlecht"?
"Geschlecht" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃlɛçt].
What does "Geschlecht" mean?
As a noun, "Geschlecht" means: die Eigenschaft höherer Lebewesen, männlich oder weiblich zu sein (einschließlich Misch- oder Zwischenformen)
What words are commonly confused with "Geschlecht"?
"Geschlecht" is commonly confused with "geschwächt", "geschmeckt", "geschluckt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschlecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschlecht" is [ɡəˈʃlɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschlecht" come from?
"Geschlecht" 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 "Geschlecht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kandidaten#3,196Erwachsene#3,184offizielle#3,202betrachten#3,175

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

bestehenden17 variantsunterhalten17 variantsstaatlichen17 variantsPerspektive17 variants

What to do next

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  • "Geschlecht" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "geschwächt". View pair
  • 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,192 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list