Geschlechts

[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡s]

/[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschlechts” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,858
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Geschlecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschlechts · Geschlechts · German

Geschlechts · rank #10,858 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,858
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelungene

Nearest frequency peer: gelungene (-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 „Geschlechts“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschlechts“ 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).

Geschlechts vs Geschlecht
91% similar
Geschlechts vs Geschlechter
83% similar
Geschlechts vs Geschlechtes
92% similar

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

Key facts for Geschlechts
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschlechts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#10,858
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschlechts“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gelungene“ (#10,857), „gestehen“ (#10,859), „gefesselt“ (#10,856). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschlechts“ bei #10,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Geschlechts (IPA [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,858 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Geschlecht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschlechts, with forms such as "egschlechts", "gecshlechts", and "gescchlechts". 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, "Geschlecht", "Geschlechter", "Geschlechtes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geschlechts, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Geschlecht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschlechts
  • gecshlechts
  • gescchlechts
  • geschelchts
  • geschhlechts
  • geschlcehts
  • geschlecchts
  • geschlechhts
  • geschlechst
  • geschlechtss
  • geschlechtts
  • geschlecths
  • geschlehcts
  • geschllechts
  • gesclhechts
  • geshclechts
  • gesschlechts
  • ggeschlechts
  • gsechlechts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschlechts2gecshlechts2gescchlechts1geschelchts2geschhlechts1geschlcehts2geschlecchts1geschlechhts1
Edit distance from "Geschlechts"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list