Geschlecht

[ɡəˈʃlɛçt]

/[ɡəˈʃlɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschlecht” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,192 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,192
frequency rank, German
10
letters
17
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Eigenschaft höherer Lebewesen, männlich oder weiblich zu sein (einschließlich Misch- oder Zwischenformen)

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

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Geschlecht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geschlecht is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃlɛçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,192 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

Synonyms

SexSexusGenderGeschlechtsteilGenitalSchlagArtAbteilungGattungSippeAbstammungDynastieFamilieGeblütGenerationHausHerkunftSippeSippschaftStammUrsprungVerwandtschaftGenusGenerationMenschenalter

Antonyms

Geschlechtslosigkeit

This word in other languages

gender(English)sexo(Español)sexe(Français)sexo(Português)

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.

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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Using “Geschlecht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃlɛçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “geschwächt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Geschlecht vs geschwächt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list