Gesichts

[ɡəˈzɪçt͡s]

/[ɡəˈzɪçt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesichts” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,917
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gesicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesichts · Gesichts · German

Gesichts · rank #17,917 · 13 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,917
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesicherten

Nearest frequency peer: gesicherten (-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 „Gesichts“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gesichts“ 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).

Gesichts vs gesucht
63% similar
Gesichts vs Gewicht
75% similar
Gesichts vs gesuchte
63% similar

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

Key facts for Gesichts
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesichts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɪçt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,917
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gesichts“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gesicherten“ (#17,916), „getrost“ (#17,918), „geschätzte“ (#17,915). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesichts“ bei #17,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Gesichts (IPA [ɡəˈzɪçt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,917 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gesicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesichts, with forms such as "egsichts", "geischts", and "gescihts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gesucht", "Gewicht", "gesuchte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gesichts, spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gesicht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsichts
  • geischts
  • gescihts
  • gesicchts
  • gesichhts
  • gesichst
  • gesichtss
  • gesichtts
  • gesicths
  • gesihcts
  • gessichts
  • ggesichts
  • gseichts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gesichts - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egsichts2geischts2gescihts2gesicchts1gesichhts1gesichst2gesichtss1gesichtts1
Edit distance from "Gesichts"

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 "Gesichts"?
"Gesichts" is spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡s].
What does "Gesichts" mean?
As a noun, "Gesichts" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gesicht
What words are commonly confused with "Gesichts"?
"Gesichts" is commonly confused with "gesucht", "Gewicht", "gesuchte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gesichts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesichts" is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesichts" come from?
"Gesichts" 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 "Gesichts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

genutzte#17,909genialen#17,908geehrter#17,905Fürsorge#17,903

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gezielten13 variantsHersfeld13 variantshöchstem13 variantsFeinstaub13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list