Gesellschaft

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]

/[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesellschaft” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #450 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#450
frequency rank, German
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größere Gruppe organisiert zusammenlebender Menschen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gesellschaft vs Gesellschaften
86% similar
Gesellschaft vs Gesellschafter
86% similar

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

Key facts for Gesellschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesellschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#450
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gesellschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gesellschaft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gesellschaft is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #450 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesellschaft, with forms such as "egsellschaft", "geesllschaft", and "gesellcshaft". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesellschaften", "Gesellschafter", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gesellschaft, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    größere Gruppe organisiert zusammenlebender Menschen
  2. 2
    Gesellschaft für etwas: Verbindung von Personen zu einem gemeinsamen Zweck
  3. 3
    Gruppe von Personen, Personenkreis, Milieu
  4. 4
    festliche Veranstaltung

Synonyms

BundKollektivGemeinschaftGenossenschaftKooperationVerbindungVereinMilieuPersonenkreisPersonenmehrheitBallEmpfangPartyFest

Antonyms

Staat

This word in other languages

society(English)sociedad(Español)société(Français)sociedade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egsellschaft,geesllschaft,gesellcshaft,gesellscahft,gesellscchaft,gesellschafft,gesellschaftt,gesellschatf,gesellschfat,gesellschhaft,gesellshcaft,gesellsschaft,geselschaft,geselslchaft,geslelschaft,gessellschaft,ggesellschaft,gseellschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsellschaft2geesllschaft2gesellcshaft2gesellscahft2gesellscchaft1gesellschafft1gesellschaftt1gesellschatf2
Edit distance from "Gesellschaft"

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 "Gesellschaft"?
"Gesellschaft" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft].
What does "Gesellschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Gesellschaft" means: größere Gruppe organisiert zusammenlebender Menschen
What words are commonly confused with "Gesellschaft"?
"Gesellschaft" is commonly confused with "Gesellschaften", "Gesellschafter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gesellschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesellschaft" is [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesellschaft" come from?
"Gesellschaft" 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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Using “Gesellschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Gesellschaften” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gesellschaft vs Gesellschaften
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list