gestochen

[ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gestochen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,108
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestochen · gestochen · German

gestochen · rank #15,108 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,108
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschäftsjahr

Nearest frequency peer: Geschäftsjahr (-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 „gestochen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gestochen“ 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).

gestochen vs gestorben
78% similar
gestochen vs gestohlen
78% similar
gestochen vs gestörten
67% similar

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

Key facts for gestochen
PropertyValue
Headwordgestochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,108
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gestochen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gestochenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geschäftsjahr“ (#15,107), „Gilbert“ (#15,109), „Geschwistern“ (#15,106). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestochen“ bei #15,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gestochen (IPA [ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,108 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestochen, with forms such as "egstochen", "gesotchen", and "gesstochen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "gestorben", "gestohlen", "gestörten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gestochen, spelled G-E-S-T-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstochen
  • gesotchen
  • gesstochen
  • gestcohen
  • gestocchen
  • gestocehn
  • gestochenn
  • gestochhen
  • gestochne
  • gestohcen
  • gesttochen
  • getsochen
  • ggestochen
  • gsetochen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egstochen2gesotchen2gesstochen1gestcohen2gestocchen1gestocehn2gestochenn1gestochhen1
Edit distance from "gestochen"

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 "gestochen"?
"gestochen" is spelled G-E-S-T-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩].
What does "gestochen" mean?
As a verb, "gestochen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stechen
What words are commonly confused with "gestochen"?
"gestochen" is commonly confused with "gestorben", "gestohlen", "gestörten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestochen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestochen" is [ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestochen" come from?
"gestochen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gletscher#15,110Gelächter#15,101erzwingen#15,081Landesamt#15,141

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

geeigneter14 variantsfokussiert14 variantskommerzielle14 variantskomplettes14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list