gesetzliches

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

[ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçəs]

/[ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçəs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gesetzliches” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,979
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gesetzliches vs gesetzlich

83% similar

gesetzliches vs gesetzliche

92% similar

gesetzliches vs gesetzlichen

92% similar

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

Key facts for gesetzliches
Property	Value
Headword	gesetzliches
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçəs]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#45,979
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gesetzliches” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gesetzliches lands here:

#45,979

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around gesetzliches (IPA [ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,979 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesetzliches, with forms such as "egsetzliches", "geestzliches", and "gesetlziches". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gesetzlich", "gesetzliche", "gesetzlichen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gesetzliches, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzlich
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzlich
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzlich
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egsetzliches,geestzliches,gesetlziches,gesettzliches,gesetzilches,gesetzlcihes,gesetzlicches,gesetzlicehs,gesetzlichess,gesetzlichhes,gesetzlichse,gesetzlihces,gesetzlliches,gesetzzliches,geseztliches,gessetzliches,gestezliches,ggesetzliches,gseetzliches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gesetzliches - 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 "gesetzliches"

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 "gesetzliches"?

"gesetzliches" is spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçəs].

What does "gesetzliches" mean?

As an adjective, "gesetzliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzlich

What words are commonly confused with "gesetzliches"?

"gesetzliches" is commonly confused with "gesetzlich", "gesetzliche", "gesetzlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gesetzliches"?

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

What language does "gesetzliches" come from?

"gesetzliches" 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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Using “gesetzliches”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçəs] (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. gesetzliches vs gesetzlich
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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.