gesteigerte

[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]

/[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gesteigerte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,693
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesteigerte · gesteigerte · German

gesteigerte · rank #34,693 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,693
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gespickt

Nearest frequency peer: gespickt (-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 „gesteigerte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesteigerte“ 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).

gesteigerte vs gesteuerte
82% similar
gesteigerte vs gesteigerten
92% similar
gesteigerte vs gesteigert
91% similar

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

Key facts for gesteigerte
PropertyValue
Headwordgesteigerte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,693
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesteigerte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gesteigerteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gespickt“ (#34,692), „gestiegene“ (#34,694), „geschnittenen“ (#34,691). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesteigerte“ bei #34,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around gesteigerte (IPA [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,693 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesteigerte, with forms such as "egsteigerte", "gesetigerte", and "gessteigerte". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gesteuerte", "gesteigerten", "gesteigert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 gesteigerte, spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsteigerte
  • gesetigerte
  • gessteigerte
  • gestegierte
  • gesteiegrte
  • gesteigeret
  • gesteigerrte
  • gesteigertte
  • gesteigetre
  • gesteiggerte
  • gesteigrete
  • gestiegerte
  • gestteigerte
  • getseigerte
  • ggesteigerte
  • gseteigerte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsteigerte2gesetigerte2gessteigerte1gestegierte2gesteiegrte2gesteigeret2gesteigerrte1gesteigertte1
Edit distance from "gesteigerte"

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 "gesteigerte"?
"gesteigerte" is spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə].
What does "gesteigerte" mean?
As an adjective, "gesteigerte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
What words are commonly confused with "gesteigerte"?
"gesteigerte" is commonly confused with "gesteuerte", "gesteigerten", "gesteigert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesteigerte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesteigerte" is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesteigerte" come from?
"gesteigerte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Frömmigkeit#34,667hauseigenen#34,722Freisetzung#34,663heidnischen#34,725

Similar misspelling depth

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

gemischter16 variantsGoldmünzen16 variantsexpandieren16 variantsKampfgeist16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list