gesprochen

[ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gesprochen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,553
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesprochen · gesprochen · German

gesprochen · rank #1,553 · 16 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,553
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelernt

Nearest frequency peer: gelernt (-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 „gesprochen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesprochen“ 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).

gesprochen vs gestochen
80% similar
gesprochen vs gestrichen
80% similar
gesprochen vs gesprochene
91% similar

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

Key facts for gesprochen
PropertyValue
Headwordgesprochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,553
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesprochen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gesprochenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gelernt“ (#1,552), „findest“ (#1,551), „handeln“ (#1,555). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesprochen“ bei #1,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around gesprochen (IPA [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,553 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sprechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesprochen, with forms such as "egsprochen", "gepsrochen", and "gesporchen". 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, "gestochen", "gestrichen", "gesprochene", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gesprochen, spelled G-E-S-P-R-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsprochen
  • gepsrochen
  • gesporchen
  • gespprochen
  • gesprcohen
  • gesprocchen
  • gesprocehn
  • gesprochenn
  • gesprochhen
  • gesprochne
  • gesprohcen
  • gesprrochen
  • gesrpochen
  • gessprochen
  • ggesprochen
  • gseprochen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gesprochen - 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.

egsprochen2gepsrochen2gesporchen2gespprochen1gesprcohen2gesprocchen1gesprocehn2gesprochenn1
Edit distance from "gesprochen"

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 "gesprochen"?
"gesprochen" is spelled G-E-S-P-R-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
What does "gesprochen" mean?
As a verb, "gesprochen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sprechen
What words are commonly confused with "gesprochen"?
"gesprochen" is commonly confused with "gestochen", "gestrichen", "gesprochene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesprochen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesprochen" is [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesprochen" come from?
"gesprochen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Behandlung#1,541wesentlich#1,578ehemaligen#1,589eingesetzt#1,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

hoffentlich16 variantsverhindern16 variantsentstanden16 variantsVerwendung16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list