gestraft

[ɡəˈʃtʁaːft]

/[ɡəˈʃtʁaːft]/ verb

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The verdict

“gestraft” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,566
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestraft · gestraft · German

gestraft · rank #40,566 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,566
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschürt

Nearest frequency peer: geschürt (-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 „gestraft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gestraft“ 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).

gestraft vs getraut
75% similar
gestraft vs gestreut
75% similar
gestraft vs gestreift
78% similar

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

Key facts for gestraft
PropertyValue
Headwordgestraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃtʁaːft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,566
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gestraft“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gestraftliegt 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: „geschürt“ (#40,565), „gesäumt“ (#40,567), „Geschwader“ (#40,564). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestraft“ bei #40,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around gestraft (IPA [ɡəˈʃtʁaːft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,566 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs strafen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestraft, with forms such as "egstraft", "gesrtaft", and "gesstraft". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "getraut", "gestreut", "gestreift", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gestraft, spelled G-E-S-T-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs strafen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstraft
  • gesrtaft
  • gesstraft
  • gestarft
  • gestrafft
  • gestraftt
  • gestratf
  • gestrfat
  • gestrraft
  • gesttraft
  • getsraft
  • ggestraft
  • gsetraft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egstraft2gesrtaft2gesstraft1gestarft2gestrafft1gestraftt1gestratf2gestrfat2
Edit distance from "gestraft"

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 "gestraft"?
"gestraft" is spelled G-E-S-T-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtʁaːft].
What does "gestraft" mean?
As a verb, "gestraft" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs strafen
What words are commonly confused with "gestraft"?
"gestraft" is commonly confused with "getraut", "gestreut", "gestreift". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestraft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestraft" is [ɡəˈʃtʁaːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestraft" come from?
"gestraft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschürt#40,565geflutet#40,553gefischt#40,552Günzburg#40,582

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Fritzlar13 variantsfriendly13 variantsFriedemann13 variantsHitzewelle13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list