gestrichen

[ɡəˈʃtʁɪçn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃtʁɪçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gestrichen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,662
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestrichen · gestrichen · German

gestrichen · rank #6,662 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,662
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gerissen

Nearest frequency peer: gerissen (-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 „gestrichen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gestrichen“ 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).

gestrichen vs gestrigen
80% similar
gestrichen vs gestritten
80% similar
gestrichen vs gestochen
80% similar

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

Key facts for gestrichen
PropertyValue
Headwordgestrichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃtʁɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,662
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gestrichen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gestrichenliegt 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: „gerissen“ (#6,661), „gibst“ (#6,663), „fürchte“ (#6,660). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestrichen“ bei #6,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around gestrichen (IPA [ɡəˈʃtʁɪçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,662 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs streichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestrichen, with forms such as "egstrichen", "gesrtichen", and "gesstrichen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gestrigen", "gestritten", "gestochen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gestrichen, spelled G-E-S-T-R-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs streichen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstrichen
  • gesrtichen
  • gesstrichen
  • gestirchen
  • gestrcihen
  • gestricchen
  • gestricehn
  • gestrichenn
  • gestrichhen
  • gestrichne
  • gestrihcen
  • gestrrichen
  • gesttrichen
  • getsrichen
  • ggestrichen
  • gsetrichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egstrichen2gesrtichen2gesstrichen1gestirchen2gestrcihen2gestricchen1gestricehn2gestrichenn1
Edit distance from "gestrichen"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list