gesellige

[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡə]

/[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gesellige” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,921
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesellige · gesellige · German

gesellige · rank #43,921 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,921
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschäftsjahr…

Nearest frequency peer: Geschäftsjahres (-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 „gesellige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesellige“ 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).

gesellige vs geselligen
90% similar
gesellige vs Geselle
67% similar
gesellige vs gesellig
89% similar

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

Key facts for gesellige
PropertyValue
Headwordgesellige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,921
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesellige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).geselligeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geschäftsjahres“ (#43,920), „geschäftsführende“ (#43,919), „getwittert“ (#43,923). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesellige“ bei #43,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gesellige (IPA [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,921 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesellige, with forms such as "egsellige", "geesllige", and "geselige". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "geselligen", "Geselle", "gesellig", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gesellige, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsellige
  • geesllige
  • geselige
  • geselilge
  • gesellgie
  • gesellieg
  • geselligge
  • geslelige
  • gessellige
  • ggesellige
  • gseellige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsellige2geesllige2geselige1geselilge2gesellgie2gesellieg2geselligge1geslelige2
Edit distance from "gesellige"

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 "gesellige"?
"gesellige" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡə].
What does "gesellige" mean?
As an adjective, "gesellige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
What words are commonly confused with "gesellige"?
"gesellige" is commonly confused with "geselligen", "Geselle", "gesellig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesellige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesellige" is [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesellige" come from?
"gesellige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goldstein#43,930gemeldete#43,908gelegenes#43,906Gebrauchs#43,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Grafenau11 variantshacking11 variantsFäkalien11 variantsFreyung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list