gesteigerten

[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gesteigerten” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,857
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesteigerten · gesteigerten · German

gesteigerten · rank #41,857 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,857
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestaffelt

Nearest frequency peer: gestaffelt (-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 „gesteigerten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesteigerten“ 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).

gesteigerten vs gesteuerten
83% similar
gesteigerten vs gesteigert
83% similar
gesteigerten vs gesteigerte
92% similar

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

Key facts for gesteigerten
PropertyValue
Headwordgesteigerten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,857
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesteigerten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gestaffelt“ (#41,856), „gestreiften“ (#41,858), „Gesprächsthema“ (#41,855). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesteigerten“ bei #41,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around gesteigerten (IPA [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,857 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesteigerten, with forms such as "egsteigerten", "gesetigerten", and "gessteigerten". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gesteuerten", "gesteigert", "gesteigerte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gesteigerten, spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsteigerten
  • gesetigerten
  • gessteigerten
  • gestegierten
  • gesteiegrten
  • gesteigeretn
  • gesteigerrten
  • gesteigertenn
  • gesteigertne
  • gesteigertten
  • gesteigetren
  • gesteiggerten
  • gesteigreten
  • gestiegerten
  • gestteigerten
  • getseigerten
  • ggesteigerten
  • gseteigerten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsteigerten2gesetigerten2gessteigerten1gestegierten2gesteiegrten2gesteigeretn2gesteigerrten1gesteigertenn1
Edit distance from "gesteigerten"

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 "gesteigerten"?
"gesteigerten" is spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩].
What does "gesteigerten" mean?
As an adjective, "gesteigerten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
What words are commonly confused with "gesteigerten"?
"gesteigerten" is commonly confused with "gesteuerten", "gesteigert", "gesteigerte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesteigerten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesteigerten" is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesteigerten" come from?
"gesteigerten" 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 "gesteigerten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

griechisches#41,866Fettnäpfchen#41,807händeringend#41,909independence#41,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Grenzgänger18 variantsGefangennahme18 variantsheranzukommen18 variantsHilfskräfte18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list