Gesinnung

[ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ]

/[ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesinnung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,884
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geistige und sittliche Grundeinstellung, Haltung eines Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesinnung · Gesinnung · German

Gesinnung · rank #11,884 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,884
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschäftsmann

Nearest frequency peer: Geschäftsmann (-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 „Gesinnung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gesinnung“ 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).

Gesinnung vs Gewinnung
89% similar

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

Key facts for Gesinnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesinnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,884
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gesinnung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gesinnungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geschäftsmann“ (#11,883), „getrennte“ (#11,885), „geraucht“ (#11,882). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesinnung“ bei #11,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gesinnung (IPA [ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,884 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "geistige und sittliche Grundeinstellung, Haltung eines Menschen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesinnung, with forms such as "egsinnung", "geisnnung", and "gesinnnug". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gewinnung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gesinnung, spelled G-E-S-I-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistige und sittliche Grundeinstellung, Haltung eines Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Gesinnung ließ sehr zu wünschen übrig.
  2. Dieser Brief zeigt deutlich seine Gesinnung und welches Geistes Kind er ist.

Synonyms

EinstellungMeinungDenkartGeisteshaltungAttitüdeCharakter

This word in other languages

attitude(English)actitud(Español)mentalité(Français)atitude(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsinnung
  • geisnnung
  • gesinnnug
  • gesinnugn
  • gesinnungg
  • gesinnunng
  • gesinung
  • gesinunng
  • gesninung
  • gessinnung
  • ggesinnung
  • gseinnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsinnung2geisnnung2gesinnnug2gesinnugn2gesinnungg1gesinnunng1gesinung1gesinunng2
Edit distance from "Gesinnung"

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 "Gesinnung"?
"Gesinnung" is spelled G-E-S-I-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ].
What does "Gesinnung" mean?
As a noun, "Gesinnung" means: geistige und sittliche Grundeinstellung, Haltung eines Menschen
What words are commonly confused with "Gesinnung"?
"Gesinnung" is commonly confused with "Gewinnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gesinnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesinnung" is [ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesinnung" come from?
"Gesinnung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

getrennte#11,885gewaltige#11,887hessische#11,894Frechheit#11,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

geraucht12 variantsGasthaus12 variantsersparen12 variantsKlienten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list