Gesetz

/[ɡəˈzɛt͡s]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,058

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Gesetz is aGermannoun. It means: Regel, die ein Gesetzgeber in einem bestimmten Verfahren erlässt und die die jeweilig Untergebenen zu befolgen haben Pronounced [ɡəˈzɛt͡s]. It ranks #1,058 in German word frequency. Often confused with geste and gesetzt.

Key facts for Gesetz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesetz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɛt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,058
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gesetz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gesetz is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈzɛt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,058 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gesetz, with forms such as "egsetz", "geestz", and "gesettz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "geste", "gesetzt", "Gesetze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gesetz, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regel, die ein Gesetzgeber in einem bestimmten Verfahren erlässt und die die jeweilig Untergebenen zu befolgen haben
  2. 2
    durch Beobachtungen und Erfahrungen erkannter Zusammenhang, der sich als Formel darstellen lässt und allen Nachprüfungen standhält; Hypothese, die überprüft ist und dabei nicht widerlegt wurde
  3. 3
    Regel, die durch Beobachtung und empirische Verallgemeinerung entstanden ist
  4. 4
    Richtlinie, Richtschnur

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egsetz,geestz,gesettz,gesetzz,gesezt,gessetz,gestez,ggesetz,gseetz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gesetz

Misspelling Variants of "Gesetz"

egsetz6geestz6gesettz7gesetzz7gesezt6gessetz7gestez6ggesetz7
Misspelling Variants of "Gesetz"

Frequency rank: #1,058 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gesetz"?
"Gesetz" is spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛt͡s].
What does "Gesetz" mean?
As a noun, "Gesetz" means: Regel, die ein Gesetzgeber in einem bestimmten Verfahren erlässt und die die jeweilig Untergebenen zu befolgen haben
What words are commonly confused with "Gesetz"?
"Gesetz" is commonly confused with "geste", "gesetzt", "Gesetze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gesetz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesetz" is [ɡəˈzɛt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesetz" come from?
"Gesetz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.