Gesetzbuch
[ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌbuːx]
The verdict
“Gesetzbuch” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,084. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,084
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Buch, das die Gesetze eines Landes enthält (meist beschränkt auf einen bestimmten Rechtsbereich)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gesetzbuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌbuːx] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #33,084 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gesetzbuch” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Gesetzbuch (IPA [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌbuːx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,084 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Buch, das die Gesetze eines Landes enthält (meist beschränkt auf einen bestimmten Rechtsbereich)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesetzbuch, with forms such as "egsetzbuch", "geestzbuch", and "gesetbzuch". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gesetzlich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gesetzbuch, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-B-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Buch, das die Gesetze eines Landes enthält (meist beschränkt auf einen bestimmten Rechtsbereich)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egsetzbuch,geestzbuch,gesetbzuch,gesettzbuch,gesetzbbuch,gesetzbcuh,gesetzbucch,gesetzbuchh,gesetzbuhc,gesetzubch,gesetzzbuch,geseztbuch,gessetzbuch,gestezbuch,ggesetzbuch,gseetzbuch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gesetzbuch - 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.
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.
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Using “Gesetzbuch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-E-T-Z-B-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌbuːx] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gesetzlich” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gesetzbuch vs gesetzlich
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.