gestohlen

[ɡəˈʃtoːlən]

/[ɡəˈʃtoːlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“gestohlen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,515
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestohlen · gestohlen · German

gestohlen · rank #4,515 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,515
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestiegen

Nearest frequency peer: gestiegen (-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 „gestohlen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gestohlen“ 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).

gestohlen vs gestorben
78% similar
gestohlen vs gestörten
67% similar
gestohlen vs gestohlene
90% similar

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

Key facts for gestohlen
PropertyValue
Headwordgestohlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtoːlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,515
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gestohlen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gestohlenliegt 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: „gestiegen“ (#4,514), „getestet“ (#4,516), „Germany“ (#4,513). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestohlen“ bei #4,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gestohlen (IPA [ɡəˈʃtoːlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,515 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestohlen, with forms such as "egstohlen", "gesothlen", and "gesstohlen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gestorben", "gestörten", "gestohlene", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gestohlen, spelled G-E-S-T-O-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele gestohlenen Autos werden nach Osteuropa verkauft.
  2. „In einem gestohlenen Flugzeug flieht er mit dem Mädchen Daria in den Südwesten der USA.“

This word in other languages

stolen(English)robado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstohlen
  • gesothlen
  • gesstohlen
  • gestholen
  • gestoheln
  • gestohhlen
  • gestohlenn
  • gestohllen
  • gestohlne
  • gestolhen
  • gesttohlen
  • getsohlen
  • ggestohlen
  • gsetohlen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egstohlen2gesothlen2gesstohlen1gestholen2gestoheln2gestohhlen1gestohlenn1gestohllen1
Edit distance from "gestohlen"

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 "gestohlen"?
"gestohlen" is spelled G-E-S-T-O-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtoːlən].
What does "gestohlen" mean?
As an adjective, "gestohlen" means: aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet
What words are commonly confused with "gestohlen"?
"gestohlen" is commonly confused with "gestorben", "gestörten", "gestohlene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestohlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestohlen" is [ɡəˈʃtoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestohlen" come from?
"gestohlen" 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 "gestohlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gestiegen#4,514geplanten#4,512gehandelt#4,511gebrochen#4,510

Similar misspelling depth

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

Hurensohn14 variantschampions14 variantsAutofahrer14 variantszugelassen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list