Gesellschafter

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaftɐ]

/[ɡəˈzɛlʃaftɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesellschafter” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,032
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigentümer beziehungsweise Miteigentümer einer Gesellschaft (eines Unternehmens)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesellschafter · Gesellschafter · German

Gesellschafter · rank #9,032 · 21 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,032
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerücht

Nearest frequency peer: Gerücht (-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 „Gesellschafter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gesellschafter“ 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).

Gesellschafter vs Gesellschaftern
93% similar
Gesellschafter vs Gesellschaft
86% similar
Gesellschafter vs Gesellschaften
93% similar

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

Key facts for Gesellschafter
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesellschafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlʃaftɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#9,032
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gesellschafter“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gerücht“ (#9,031), „gestrigen“ (#9,033), „Gerichtshof“ (#9,030). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesellschafter“ bei #9,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Gesellschafter (IPA [ɡəˈzɛlʃaftɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,032 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesellschafter, with forms such as "egsellschafter", "geesllschafter", and "gesellcshafter". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesellschaftern", "Gesellschaft", "Gesellschaften", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gesellschafter, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigentümer beziehungsweise Miteigentümer einer Gesellschaft (eines Unternehmens)
  2. 2
    Person, die in der Gesellschaft gut ankommt und sich gut in Gesellschaft verhält und meistens als angenehmer und unterhaltsamer Gesprächspartner geschätzt wird
  3. 3
    Mann, der sich (gegen Bezahlung) als Liebhaber oder Begleiter einer Frau anbietet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Steht die Geschäftsführung allen oder mehreren Gesellschaftern zu, so ist jeder von ihnen allein zu handeln berechtigt, besitzt somit die Einzelgeschäftsführungsbefugnis.“
  2. „Ein gesprächiger Gesellschafter war er nicht.“

This word in other languages

shareholder(English)sócio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsellschafter
  • geesllschafter
  • gesellcshafter
  • gesellscahfter
  • gesellscchafter
  • gesellschafetr
  • gesellschaffter
  • gesellschafterr
  • gesellschaftre
  • gesellschaftter
  • gesellschatfer
  • gesellschfater
  • gesellschhafter
  • gesellshcafter
  • gesellsschafter
  • geselschafter
  • geselslchafter
  • geslelschafter
  • gessellschafter
  • ggesellschafter
  • gseellschafter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsellschafter2geesllschafter2gesellcshafter2gesellscahfter2gesellscchafter1gesellschafetr2gesellschaffter1gesellschafterr1
Edit distance from "Gesellschafter"

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 "Gesellschafter"?
"Gesellschafter" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlʃaftɐ].
What does "Gesellschafter" mean?
As a noun, "Gesellschafter" means: Eigentümer beziehungsweise Miteigentümer einer Gesellschaft (eines Unternehmens)
What words are commonly confused with "Gesellschafter"?
"Gesellschafter" is commonly confused with "Gesellschaftern", "Gesellschaft", "Gesellschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gesellschafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesellschafter" is [ɡəˈzɛlʃaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesellschafter" come from?
"Gesellschafter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fertigstellung#9,021Nebenwirkungen#8,913sichergestellt#9,262Staatssekretär#8,786

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

Unterdrückung21 variantsfranzösischer21 variantsKaiserslautern21 variantsherausgefunden21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list