geschwiegen

[ɡəˈʃviːɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃviːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“geschwiegen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,148
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schweigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschwiegen · geschwiegen · German

geschwiegen · rank #25,148 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,148
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschluckt

Nearest frequency peer: geschluckt (-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 „geschwiegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geschwiegen“ 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).

geschwiegen vs geschwungen
82% similar
geschwiegen vs geschieden
82% similar
geschwiegen vs geschrieben
82% similar

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

Key facts for geschwiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschwiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃviːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,148
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geschwiegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.geschwiegenliegt 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: „geschluckt“ (#25,147), „Gesundheitsminister“ (#25,149), „Genick“ (#25,146). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geschwiegen“ bei #25,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around geschwiegen (IPA [ɡəˈʃviːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,148 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schweigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschwiegen, with forms such as "egschwiegen", "gecshwiegen", and "gescchwiegen". 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, "geschwungen", "geschieden", "geschrieben", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is geschwiegen, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schweigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschwiegen
  • gecshwiegen
  • gescchwiegen
  • geschhwiegen
  • geschiwegen
  • geschweigen
  • geschwieegn
  • geschwiegenn
  • geschwieggen
  • geschwiegne
  • geschwigeen
  • geschwwiegen
  • gescwhiegen
  • geshcwiegen
  • gesschwiegen
  • ggeschwiegen
  • gsechwiegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geschwiegen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egschwiegen2gecshwiegen2gescchwiegen1geschhwiegen1geschiwegen2geschweigen2geschwieegn2geschwiegenn1
Edit distance from "geschwiegen"

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 "geschwiegen"?
"geschwiegen" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃviːɡn̩].
What does "geschwiegen" mean?
As a verb, "geschwiegen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schweigen
What words are commonly confused with "geschwiegen"?
"geschwiegen" is commonly confused with "geschwungen", "geschieden", "geschrieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschwiegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschwiegen" is [ɡəˈʃviːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschwiegen" come from?
"geschwiegen" 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 "geschwiegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gewächshaus#25,152Gebärmutter#25,140herumlaufen#25,167Initiatoren#25,178

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

geschluckt17 variantsInkompetenz17 variantsEingangstür17 variantskategorisch17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list