gesteht

/[ɡəˈʃteːt]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,380

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

gesteht is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen Pronounced [ɡəˈʃteːt]. Often confused with Gesten and gestern.

Key facts for gesteht
PropertyValue
Headwordgesteht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃteːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,380
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gesteht is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃteːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,380 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for gesteht, with forms such as "egsteht", "gesetht", and "gessteht". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesten", "gestern", "gesucht", 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 gesteht, spelled G-E-S-T-E-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egsteht,gesetht,gessteht,gestehht,gestehtt,gesteth,gesthet,gestteht,getseht,ggesteht,gseteht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gesteht

Misspelling Variants of "gesteht"

egsteht7gesetht7gessteht8gestehht8gestehtt8gesteth7gesthet7gestteht8
Misspelling Variants of "gesteht"

Frequency rank: #13,380 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gesteht"?
"gesteht" is spelled G-E-S-T-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃteːt].
What does "gesteht" mean?
As a verb, "gesteht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen
What words are commonly confused with "gesteht"?
"gesteht" is commonly confused with "Gesten", "gestern", "gesucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesteht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesteht" is [ɡəˈʃteːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesteht" come from?
"gesteht" 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.