Geschwistern
[ɡəˈʃvɪstɐn]
The verdict
“Geschwistern” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,106 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,106
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschwister
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geschwistern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃvɪstɐn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #15,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geschwistern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Geschwistern is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃvɪstɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,106 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschwister".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschwistern, with forms such as "egschwistern", "gecshwistern", and "gescchwistern". 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, "Geschwister", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geschwistern, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-I-S-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschwister
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egschwistern,gecshwistern,gescchwistern,geschhwistern,geschiwstern,geschwisetrn,geschwisstern,geschwistenr,geschwisternn,geschwisterrn,geschwistren,geschwisttern,geschwitsern,geschwsitern,geschwwistern,gescwhistern,geshcwistern,gesschwistern,ggeschwistern,gsechwistern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geschwistern - 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 “Geschwistern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-W-I-S-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈʃvɪstɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Geschwister” - see the side-by-side comparison. Geschwistern vs Geschwister
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.