Gespann

/[ɡəˈʃpan]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,581

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Gespann is aGermannoun. It means: mehrere mittels eines Geschirrs miteinander verbundene Zugtiere (etwa Pferde, Ochsen oder Hunde) Pronounced [ɡəˈʃpan]. Often confused with gewann and gespart.

Key facts for Gespann
PropertyValue
HeadwordGespann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃpan]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,581
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gespann in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gespann is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃpan]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,581 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gespann, with forms such as "egspann", "gepsann", and "gesapnn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gewann", "gespart", "gestand", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gespann, spelled G-E-S-P-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehrere mittels eines Geschirrs miteinander verbundene Zugtiere (etwa Pferde, Ochsen oder Hunde)
  2. 2
    eine Einheit, bestehend aus einem Gespann^([1]) und einer angespannten Last (z.B. Kutsche, Egge oder Schlitten)
  3. 3
    Verbindung aus mehreren Landfahrzeugen mit mindestens einem Zugfahrzeug. Meistens wird das Gespann aus einem Zugfahrzeug und einem Anhänger gebildet.
  4. 4
    zwei Personen, die in einer bestimmten Weise zusammengehören oder zusammenwirken
  5. 5
    Lattengerüst
  6. 6
    diejenige Ackerfläche, die mit einem Gespann^([1]) während eines halben Tages bearbeitet werden kann
  7. 7
    aus einem vier- oder mehreckigen Holzrahmen bestehender Teil des Grubenausbaus
  8. 8
    zehn bis 18 runde kupferne Scheiben oder Schalen, die unter dem Tiefhammer zur gleichen Zeit ausgetieft werden
  9. 9
    Maulsperre, Mundklemme
  10. 10
    Beklemmung des Herzens

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egspann,gepsann,gesapnn,gespan,gespnan,gesppann,gesspann,ggespann,gsepann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gespann

Misspelling Variants of "Gespann"

egspann7gepsann7gesapnn7gespan6gespnan7gesppann8gesspann8ggespann8
Misspelling Variants of "Gespann"

Frequency rank: #30,581 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gespann"?
"Gespann" is spelled G-E-S-P-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃpan].
What does "Gespann" mean?
As a noun, "Gespann" means: mehrere mittels eines Geschirrs miteinander verbundene Zugtiere (etwa Pferde, Ochsen oder Hunde)
What words are commonly confused with "Gespann"?
"Gespann" is commonly confused with "gewann", "gespart", "gestand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gespann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gespann" is [ɡəˈʃpan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gespann" come from?
"Gespann" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.