gesteht

[ɡəˈʃteːt]

/[ɡəˈʃteːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gesteht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,380
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesteht · gesteht · German

gesteht · rank #13,380 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,380
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestatten

Nearest frequency peer: gestatten (-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 „gesteht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesteht“ 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).

gesteht vs Gesten
57% similar
gesteht vs gestern
71% similar
gesteht vs gesucht
71% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesteht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gestehtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gestatten“ (#13,379), „gestellte“ (#13,381), „gesprengt“ (#13,378). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesteht“ bei #13,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gesteht (IPA [ɡəˈʃteːt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,380 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesteht, with forms such as "egsteht", "gesetht", and "gessteht". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesten", "gestern", "gesucht", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gesteht, spelled G-E-S-T-E-H-T.

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

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

egsteht2gesetht2gessteht1gestehht1gestehtt1gesteth2gesthet2gestteht1
Edit distance from "gesteht"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gerührt#13,375gepasst#13,374Gegners#13,368geformt#13,367

Similar misspelling depth

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

Förster11 variantsHörbuch11 variantsImperium11 variantsKrönung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list