gestaltete

Name: gestaltete, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ɡəˈʃtaltətə]

/[ɡəˈʃtaltətə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gestaltete” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,921 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#7,921
frequency rank, German: 10
letters: 15
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gestaltete vs gestartet

80% similar

gestaltete vs gestattet

80% similar

gestaltete vs gestattete

90% similar

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

Key facts for gestaltete
Property	Value
Headword	gestaltete
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈʃtaltətə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#7,921
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gestaltete” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gestaltete lands here:

#7,921

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gestaltete is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃtaltətə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,921 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestaltete, with forms such as "egstaltete", "gesatltete", and "gesstaltete". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "gestartet", "gestattet", "gestattete", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gestaltete, spelled G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egstaltete,gesatltete,gesstaltete,gestalette,gestalltete,gestalteet,gestaltette,gestalttee,gestalttete,gestatlete,gestlatete,gesttaltete,getsaltete,ggestaltete,gsetaltete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "gestaltete"

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 "gestaltete"?

"gestaltete" is spelled G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtaltətə].

What does "gestaltete" mean?

As an adjective, "gestaltete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestaltet

What words are commonly confused with "gestaltete"?

"gestaltete" is commonly confused with "gestartet", "gestattet", "gestattete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gestaltete"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestaltete" is [ɡəˈʃtaltətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gestaltete" come from?

"gestaltete" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “gestaltete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈʃtaltətə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gestartet” - see the side-by-side comparison. gestaltete vs gestartet
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.