Geschwister

[ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ]

/[ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschwister” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,191
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Schwestern

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschwister · Geschwister · German

Geschwister · rank #6,191 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,191
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerüchte

Nearest frequency peer: Gerüchte (-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 „Geschwister“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Geschwister“ 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).

Geschwister vs Geschwistern
92% similar

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

Key facts for Geschwister
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschwister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,191
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschwister“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gerüchte“ (#6,190), „gewechselt“ (#6,192), „Gepäck“ (#6,189). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschwister“ bei #6,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Geschwister (IPA [ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,191 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschwister, with forms such as "egschwister", "gecshwister", and "gescchwister". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Geschwistern", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geschwister, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Schwestern
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der Brüder und Schwestern einer Generation, Kinder derselben Eltern
  3. 3
    eines der Geschwister [2]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Geschwister sind in alle Welt verstreut.
  2. „Lenas ältere Geschwister verinnerlichten den auf Sicherheit und Solidität beruhenden familiären Lebensentwurf.“

This word in other languages

sibling(English)hermanos(Español)frères et sœurs(Français)irmãos(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschwister
  • gecshwister
  • gescchwister
  • geschhwister
  • geschiwster
  • geschwisetr
  • geschwisster
  • geschwisterr
  • geschwistre
  • geschwistter
  • geschwitser
  • geschwsiter
  • geschwwister
  • gescwhister
  • geshcwister
  • gesschwister
  • ggeschwister
  • gsechwister

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egschwister2gecshwister2gescchwister1geschhwister1geschiwster2geschwisetr2geschwisster1geschwisterr1
Edit distance from "Geschwister"

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 "Geschwister"?
"Geschwister" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ].
What does "Geschwister" mean?
As a noun, "Geschwister" means: Gesamtheit der Schwestern
What words are commonly confused with "Geschwister"?
"Geschwister" is commonly confused with "Geschwistern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geschwister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschwister" is [ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschwister" come from?
"Geschwister" 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 "Geschwister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

griechische#6,197Erscheinung#6,179königlichen#6,213Landgericht#6,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Innenminister18 variantsMindestlohn18 variantstechnischer18 variantsÜberlegungen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list