Gestell

/[ɡəˈʃtɛl]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,582

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Gestell is aGermannoun. It means: Einrichtungsgegenstand, meist aus Brettern und Trägern (Leisten, Latten), der als Ablage dient Pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɛl]. Often confused with Gesten and gestern.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gestell is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃtɛl]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,582 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gestell, with forms such as "egstell", "gesetll", and "gesstell". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesten", "gestern", "gestellt", 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 Gestell, spelled G-E-S-T-E-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egstell,gesetll,gesstell,gestel,gestlel,gesttell,getsell,ggestell,gsetell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gestell

Misspelling Variants of "Gestell"

egstell7gesetll7gesstell8gestel6gestlel7gesttell8getsell7ggestell8
Misspelling Variants of "Gestell"

Frequency rank: #30,582 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.