gesell

[ɡəˈzɛl]

/[ɡəˈzɛl]/ verb

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The verdict

“gesell” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,726
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gesellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesell · gesell · German

gesell · rank #49,726 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,726
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschäftsräume

Nearest frequency peer: Geschäftsräume (-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 „gesell“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesell“ 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).

gesell vs grell
67% similar
gesell vs Gesetz
50% similar
gesell vs Gisela
50% similar

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

Key facts for gesell
PropertyValue
Headwordgesell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈzɛl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,726
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesell“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geschäftsräume“ (#49,725), „gespuckt“ (#49,727), „Geschlechtsorgane“ (#49,724). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesell“ bei #49,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gesell (IPA [ɡəˈzɛl]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,726 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gesellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesell, with forms such as "egsell", "geesll", and "gesel". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "grell", "Gesetz", "Gisela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gesell, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gesellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsell
  • geesll
  • gesel
  • geslel
  • gessell
  • ggesell
  • gseell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsell2geesll2gesel1geslel2gessell1ggesell1gseell2
Edit distance from "gesell"

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 "gesell"?
"gesell" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛl].
What does "gesell" mean?
As a verb, "gesell" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gesellen
What words are commonly confused with "gesell"?
"gesell" is commonly confused with "grell", "Gesetz", "Gisela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesell" is [ɡəˈzɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesell" come from?
"gesell" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gilden#49,737Gockel#49,747Färber#49,694friere#49,689

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Felge7 variantsHähne7 variantsjuror7 variantskarge7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list