Gestell

[ɡəˈʃtɛl]

/[ɡəˈʃtɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gestell” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,582
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtungsgegenstand, meist aus Brettern und Trägern (Leisten, Latten), der als Ablage dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestell · Gestell · German

Gestell · rank #30,582 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,582
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gespann

Nearest frequency peer: Gespann (-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 „Gestell“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gestell“ 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).

Gestell vs Gesten
71% similar
Gestell vs gestern
57% similar
Gestell vs gestellt
75% similar

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

Key facts for Gestell
PropertyValue
HeadwordGestell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃtɛl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,582
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gestell“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gestellliegt 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: „Gespann“ (#30,581), „Gestik“ (#30,583), „gesellt“ (#30,580). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gestell“ bei #30,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gestell (IPA [ɡəˈʃtɛl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,582 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gestell, with forms such as "egstell", "gesetll", and "gesstell". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesten", "gestern", "gestellt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct German form is Gestell, spelled G-E-S-T-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einrichtungsgegenstand, meist aus Brettern und Trägern (Leisten, Latten), der als Ablage dient
  2. 2
    Vorrichtung, die als Gründungs-, Befestigungs- beziehungsweise Trägerkonstruktion einer Maschine, eines Geräts, eines Fahrzeugs, eines Apparats oder Ähnlichem dient
  3. 3
    Brillengestell
  4. 4
    menschlicher Körper, der lang und dünn/dürr ist
  5. 5
    Schneise im Wald

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gestell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Vorratskeller fand sich ein Gestell, in dem seit Jahren vorne die frischen Marmeladengläser einsortiert worden waren, während hinten die älteren Jahrgänge Patina anlegten.
  2. „Die Frau lief an den Gestellen entlang, griff nach Büchsen und brachte sie heran.“

Synonyms

RegalStellage

This word in other languages

rack(English)cadre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstell
  • gesetll
  • gesstell
  • gestel
  • gestlel
  • gesttell
  • getsell
  • ggestell
  • gsetell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gestell - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egstell2gesetll2gesstell1gestel1gestlel2gesttell1getsell2ggestell1
Edit distance from "Gestell"

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 "Gestell"?
"Gestell" is spelled G-E-S-T-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtɛl].
What does "Gestell" mean?
As a noun, "Gestell" means: Einrichtungsgegenstand, meist aus Brettern und Trägern (Leisten, Latten), der als Ablage dient
What words are commonly confused with "Gestell"?
"Gestell" is commonly confused with "Gesten", "gestern", "gestellt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gestell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gestell" is [ɡəˈʃtɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gestell" come from?
"Gestell" 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 "Gestell", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gespann#30,581gesellt#30,580gleitet#30,587gerader#30,576

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Gestik9 variantsginger9 variantsglätten9 variantsgehüllt9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list