Gesellschaft

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]

/[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesellschaft” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#450
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größere Gruppe organisiert zusammenlebender Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesellschaft · Gesellschaft · German

Gesellschaft · rank #450 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #450
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH egal

Nearest frequency peer: egal (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Gesellschaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Gesellschaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

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)

Wo “Gesellschaft” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gesellschaftliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „egal“ (#449), „hoch“ (#451), „zeigen“ (#448). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Gesellschaft (IPA [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #450 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Integration von Ausländern in die Gesellschaft muss verbessert werden.
  2. „In solchen Fällen wird »Gemeinschaft« gegen »Gesellschaft« ausgespielt - Gemeinschaft als eine ursprüngliche, nicht durch Organisation und Zwecksetzungen entstehende Verbindung.“

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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

insbesondere#671gleichzeitig#699verschiedene#769Entscheidung#789

Similar misspelling depth

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

Entwicklung18 variantstatsächlich18 variantsDeutschland18 variantsNachrichten18 variants

What to do next

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  • "Gesellschaft" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Gesellschaften". View pair
  • 18 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #450 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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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