Geschmackssache
[ɡəˈʃmaksˌzaxə]
The verdict
“Geschmackssache” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,560
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geschmackssache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzaxə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #32,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geschmackssache” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 24 spelling variants around Geschmackssache (IPA [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzaxə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,560 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschmackssache, with forms such as "egschmackssache", "gecshmackssache", and "gescchmackssache". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Geschmackssache, spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-S-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egschmackssache,gecshmackssache,gescchmackssache,geschamckssache,geschhmackssache,geschmacckssache,geschmackkssache,geschmacksache,geschmacksasche,geschmackssacche,geschmackssaceh,geschmackssachhe,geschmackssahce,geschmacksscahe,geschmackßache,geschmacsksache,geschmakcssache,geschmcakssache,geschmmackssache,gescmhackssache,geshcmackssache,gesschmackssache,ggeschmackssache,gsechmackssache
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geschmackssache - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Geschmackssache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-S-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzaxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.