gesperrt

[ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]

/[ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]/ adj

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The verdict

“gesperrt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,044
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer Sperre versehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesperrt · gesperrt · German

gesperrt · rank #3,044 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,044
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschieht

Nearest frequency peer: geschieht (-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 “gesperrt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gesperrt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

gesperrt vs gezerrt
75% similar
gesperrt vs gesperrte
89% similar
gesperrt vs gesperrten
80% similar

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

Key facts for gesperrt
PropertyValue
Headwordgesperrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,044
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “gesperrt” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gesperrtliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „geschieht“ (#3,043), „Geräte“ (#3,042), „Gründung“ (#3,046). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gesperrt (IPA [ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,044 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesperrt, with forms such as "egsperrt", "gepserrt", and "geseprrt". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gezerrt", "gesperrte", "gesperrten", and more, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gesperrt, spelled G-E-S-P-E-R-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer Sperre versehen
  2. 2
    durch vergrößerte Abstände zwischen Buchstaben/Wörtern hervorgehoben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen eines schweren LKW-Auffahrunfalls ist die Autobahn gesperrt.
  2. Mein Konto ist gesperrt, weil ich kein Geld mehr habe.

Antonyms

entsperrt

This word in other languages

barred(English)bloqueado(Español)bloqué(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsperrt
  • gepserrt
  • geseprrt
  • gesperrtt
  • gespert
  • gespertr
  • gespperrt
  • gesprert
  • gessperrt
  • ggesperrt
  • gseperrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gesperrt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egsperrt2gepserrt2geseprrt2gesperrtt1gespert1gespertr2gespperrt1gesprert2
Edit distance from "gesperrt"

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 "gesperrt"?
"gesperrt" is spelled G-E-S-P-E-R-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃpɛʁt].
What does "gesperrt" mean?
As an adjective, "gesperrt" means: mit einer Sperre versehen
What words are commonly confused with "gesperrt"?
"gesperrt" is commonly confused with "gezerrt", "gesperrte", "gesperrten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesperrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesperrt" is [ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesperrt" come from?
"gesperrt" 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 "gesperrt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gründung#3,046gelöscht#3,041Handlung#3,048herzlich#3,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fremden11 variantsbesseres11 variantsbemerkt11 variantsAutobahn11 variants

What to do next

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  • "gesperrt" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gezerrt". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,044 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list