Gesetzgebung

Name: Gesetzgebung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌɡeːbʊŋ]

/[ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌɡeːbʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Gesetzgebung” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,727
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erlass von Gesetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesetzgebung · Gesetzgebung · German

Gesetzgebung · rank #9,727 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,727
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH gelegene

Nearest frequency peer: gelegene (-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.

Gefährdung

90,277
geistliche

90,276
gelegene

90,275
Gesetzgebung

90,274
gesundheitl…

90,273
Getränk

90,272

What this shows „Gesetzgebung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Gesetzgebung
Property	Value
Headword	Gesetzgebung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌɡeːbʊŋ]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#9,727
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gesetzgebung“

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

#9,727

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gelegene“ (#9,726), „gesundheitlichen“ (#9,728), „geistliche“ (#9,725). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesetzgebung“ bei #9,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Gesetzgebung (IPA [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌɡeːbʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,727 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesetzgebung, with forms such as "egsetzgebung", "geestzgebung", and "gesetgzebung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gesetzgebung, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-G-E-B-U-N-G.

Definition

1
Erlass von Gesetzen
2
Gesamtheit der geltenden Gesetze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die Gesetzgebung oblag dem König.
„Neben ausschließlicher Gesetzgebung durch den Bund oder die Länder, was in Art. 70 GG und in Art. 71 GG geregelt ist, gibt es auch die konkurrierende Gesetzgebung gemäß Art. 72 GG.“

This word in other languages

legislation(English)legislación(Español)législation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egsetzgebung
geestzgebung
gesetgzebung
gesettzgebung
gesetzegbung
gesetzgbeung
gesetzgebbung
gesetzgebnug
gesetzgebugn
gesetzgebungg
gesetzgebunng
gesetzgeubng
gesetzggebung
gesetzzgebung
geseztgebung
gessetzgebung
gestezgebung
ggesetzgebung
gseetzgebung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Gesetzgebung"

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 "Gesetzgebung"?

"Gesetzgebung" is spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-G-E-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌɡeːbʊŋ].

What does "Gesetzgebung" mean?

As a noun, "Gesetzgebung" means: Erlass von Gesetzen

What are common misspellings of "Gesetzgebung"?

Common misspellings include "egsetzgebung", "geestzgebung", "gesetgzebung", "gesettzgebung", "gesetzegbung". The correct spelling is "Gesetzgebung".

How do you pronounce "Gesetzgebung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesetzgebung" is [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌɡeːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Gesetzgebung" come from?

"Gesetzgebung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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