Geschmack

[ɡəˈʃmak]

/[ɡəˈʃmak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschmack” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,446
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sinn zu schmecken, geschmackliche Wahrnehmungsfähigkeit, Geschmackssinn

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschmack · Geschmack · German

Geschmack · rank #2,446 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,446
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gas

Nearest frequency peer: Gas (-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 „Geschmack“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschmack“ 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).

Geschmack vs geschmückt
70% similar
Geschmack vs geschmeckt
70% similar
Geschmack vs Geschmacks
90% similar

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

Key facts for Geschmack
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschmack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃmak]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,446
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschmack“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gas“ (#2,445), „gratis“ (#2,447), „Forum“ (#2,444). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschmack“ bei #2,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Geschmack (IPA [ɡəˈʃmak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,446 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschmack, with forms such as "egschmack", "gecshmack", and "gescchmack". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "geschmückt", "geschmeckt", "Geschmacks", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geschmack, spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sinn zu schmecken, geschmackliche Wahrnehmungsfähigkeit, Geschmackssinn
  2. 2
    Eigenschaft eines Stoffes, die man wahrnimmt, wenn man ihn isst oder trinkt
  3. 3
    Urteilsvermögen bezüglich ästhetischer Werturteile
  4. 4
    Vorlieben einer Person vor allem hinsichtlich Ästhetik
  5. 5
    Wertmaßstab einer Zeit, Epoche, Region und Ähnlichem zur Ästhetik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Geschmack täuscht mich nie!
  2. Der Geschmack erinnert etwas an Lollis.

Synonyms

GeschmackssinnGeschmacksvermögenAromaGeschmackswahrnehmungGeschmacksbildungStilsicherheitGeschmacksacheGeschmacksauffassungGustoVorliebenGoutStilZeitgeistZeitgeschmack

Antonyms

GeruchssinnGeruchsinnTastsinnGeruchGeschmacklosigkeitschlechter GeschmackStillosigkeitTabusAnanchronismen

This word in other languages

taste(English)gusto(Español)acidité(Français)paladar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschmack
  • gecshmack
  • gescchmack
  • geschamck
  • geschhmack
  • geschmacck
  • geschmackk
  • geschmakc
  • geschmcak
  • geschmmack
  • gescmhack
  • geshcmack
  • gesschmack
  • ggeschmack
  • gsechmack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschmack2gecshmack2gescchmack1geschamck2geschhmack1geschmacck1geschmackk1geschmakc2
Edit distance from "Geschmack"

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 "Geschmack"?
"Geschmack" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃmak].
What does "Geschmack" mean?
As a noun, "Geschmack" means: Sinn zu schmecken, geschmackliche Wahrnehmungsfähigkeit, Geschmackssinn
What words are commonly confused with "Geschmack"?
"Geschmack" is commonly confused with "geschmückt", "geschmeckt", "Geschmacks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschmack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschmack" is [ɡəˈʃmak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschmack" come from?
"Geschmack" 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 "Geschmack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

letztlich#2,454definitiv#2,436Bundestag#2,433Schmerzen#2,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

restaurant15 variantsaufmerksam15 variantsbegeistert15 variantsChristoph15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list