Gesindel
[ɡəˈzɪndl̩]
The verdict
“Gesindel” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,030
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heruntergekommene, kriminelle Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gesindel · Gesindel · German
Gesindel · rank #26,030 · 12 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,030
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Geschmacks
Nearest frequency peer: Geschmacks (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Gesindel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Genitalien
Genitalien
73,974 corpus weight
- geschleppt
geschleppt
73,973 corpus weight
- Geschmacks
Geschmacks
73,972 corpus weight
- Gesindel
Gesindel
73,971 corpus weight
- geteilte
geteilte
73,970 corpus weight
- gigantisch
gigantisch
73,969 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gesindel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Gesindel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈzɪndl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gesindel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gesindel (IPA [ɡəˈzɪndl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,030 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "heruntergekommene, kriminelle Menschen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesindel, with forms such as "egsindel", "geisndel", and "gesidnel". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesine", "gesunde", "Gewinde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gesindel, spelled G-E-S-I-N-D-E-L.
Definition
- 1heruntergekommene, kriminelle Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gesindel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Überall spürte man nach den Brennern, überall sah man ihre Spuren, viele Haufen Gesindel wurden gefangen, peinlich verhört und gerichtet. (Gustav Freytag, Bilder aus der deutschen Vergangenheit, Kapitel 26, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
Damals war gar viel herrenloses Gesindel im Lande, das unstet lebte und so gut als möglich vom Raube. (Jeremias Gotthelf, Kurt von Koppigen, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egsindel
- geisndel
- gesidnel
- gesinddel
- gesindell
- gesindle
- gesinedl
- gesinndel
- gesnidel
- gessindel
- ggesindel
- gseindel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gesindel - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gesindel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Gesindel" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Gesine". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #26,030 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.