Geschütz

[ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]

/[ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschütz” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,218
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwere, nicht zum Handgebrauch verwendbare Rohr-Waffe

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschutz · Geschütz · German

Geschütz · rank #28,218 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,218
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerüche

Nearest frequency peer: Gerüche (-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 „Geschütz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschütz“ 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).

Geschütz vs geschützt
78% similar
Geschütz vs Geschütze
89% similar
Geschütz vs Geschwätz
78% similar

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

Key facts for Geschütz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschütz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,218
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschütz“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gerüche“ (#28,217), „Gespenster“ (#28,219), „Gemütlichkeit“ (#28,216). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschütz“ bei #28,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Geschütz (IPA [ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,218 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schwere, nicht zum Handgebrauch verwendbare Rohr-Waffe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschütz, with forms such as "egschütz", "gecshütz", and "gescchütz". 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 also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "geschützt", "Geschütze", "Geschwätz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geschütz, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwere, nicht zum Handgebrauch verwendbare Rohr-Waffe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu den Geschützen zählen Mörser, Haubitzen und Kanonen.
  2. „Das Gewitter der Geschütze verstärkt sich zu einem einzigen dumpfen Dröhnen und zerfällt dann wieder in Gruppeneinschläge.“

This word in other languages

gun(English)pieza de artillería(Español)pièce d'artillerie(Français)boca de fogo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschütz
  • gecshütz
  • gescchütz
  • geschhütz
  • geschtüz
  • geschützz
  • geschüzt
  • gescühtz
  • geshcütz
  • gesschütz
  • ggeschütz
  • gsechütz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschütz2gecshütz2gescchütz1geschhütz1geschtüz2geschützz1geschüzt2gescühtz2
Edit distance from "Geschütz"

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 "Geschütz"?
"Geschütz" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃʏt͡s].
What does "Geschütz" mean?
As a noun, "Geschütz" means: schwere, nicht zum Handgebrauch verwendbare Rohr-Waffe
What words are commonly confused with "Geschütz"?
"Geschütz" is commonly confused with "geschützt", "Geschütze", "Geschwätz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschütz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschütz" is [ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschütz" come from?
"Geschütz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geschütz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gestörte#28,220gewohnte#28,222geilsten#28,210gegraben#28,207

Similar misspelling depth

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

gebilligt12 variantsfrüheste12 variantsFahrerin12 variantsimitieren12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list