Geschrei

[ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯]

/[ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschrei” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,079
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lärm, verursacht durch laute, anhaltende Lautäußerungen (Schreien) von Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschrei · Geschrei · German

Geschrei · rank #14,079 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,079
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gertrud

Nearest frequency peer: Gertrud (-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 „Geschrei“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschrei“ 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).

Geschrei vs geschrien
67% similar
Geschrei vs gescheit
63% similar
Geschrei vs geschneit
67% similar

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

Key facts for Geschrei
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,079
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschrei“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geschreiliegt 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: „Gertrud“ (#14,078), „gesondert“ (#14,080), „gereist“ (#14,077). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschrei“ bei #14,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Geschrei (IPA [ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,079 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschrei, with forms such as "egschrei", "gecshrei", and "gescchrei". 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, "geschrien", "gescheit", "geschneit", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Geschrei, spelled G-E-S-C-H-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lärm, verursacht durch laute, anhaltende Lautäußerungen (Schreien) von Lebewesen
  2. 2
    viel Aufsehen um unbedeutende Kleinigkeiten
  3. 3
    abfälliges Reden über andere, Gerede

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Nachbarn beschwerten sich über das Geschrei der Kinder am Pausenhof der Grundschule.
  2. „Nach richterlicher Überzeugung gibt es nämlich qualitative Unterschiede zwischen dem im ländlichen Bereich ortsüblichen Geschnatter von Gänsen, Wiehern von Pferden, Blöken von Schafen und dem Geschrei der Kakadus.“

Synonyms

Schreien

This word in other languages

screaming(English)clameur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschrei
  • gecshrei
  • gescchrei
  • gescheri
  • geschhrei
  • geschrie
  • geschrrei
  • gescrhei
  • geshcrei
  • gesschrei
  • ggeschrei
  • gsechrei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschrei2gecshrei2gescchrei1gescheri2geschhrei1geschrie2geschrrei1gescrhei2
Edit distance from "Geschrei"

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 "Geschrei"?
"Geschrei" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯].
What does "Geschrei" mean?
As a noun, "Geschrei" means: Lärm, verursacht durch laute, anhaltende Lautäußerungen (Schreien) von Lebewesen
What words are commonly confused with "Geschrei"?
"Geschrei" is commonly confused with "geschrien", "gescheit", "geschneit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschrei" is [ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschrei" come from?
"Geschrei" 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 "Geschrei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geeinigt#14,075Internat#14,098erneuern#14,056Erlösung#14,055

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

commander12 variantsChemiker12 variantsblutigen12 variantsNeustart12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list