Gesuch

[ɡəˈzuːx]

/[ɡəˈzuːx]/ noun

The verdict

“Gesuch” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,430
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schreiben, das jemand an eine Behörde richtet, um eine Genehmigung oder Bewilligung zu erhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesuch · Gesuch · German

Gesuch · rank #26,430 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,430
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschmeidig

Nearest frequency peer: geschmeidig (-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 „Gesuch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gesuch“ 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).

Gesuch vs gesund
50% similar
Gesuch vs gesucht
71% similar
Gesuch vs gesuchte
63% similar

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

Key facts for Gesuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzuːx]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,430
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gesuch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gesuchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geschmeidig“ (#26,429), „gewaltsame“ (#26,431), „Geschlossenheit“ (#26,428). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesuch“ bei #26,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gesuch (IPA [ɡəˈzuːx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,430 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schreiben, das jemand an eine Behörde richtet, um eine Genehmigung oder Bewilligung zu erhalten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesuch, with forms such as "egsuch", "gescuh", and "gessuch". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "gesund", "gesucht", "gesuchte", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gesuch, spelled G-E-S-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schreiben, das jemand an eine Behörde richtet, um eine Genehmigung oder Bewilligung zu erhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Militärdienstpflichtige, die keinen Militärdienst leisten wollen, können jederzeit ein Gesuch für Zulassung zum Zivilen Ersatzdienst stellen, Stellungspflichtige nach dem Besuch der Orientierungsveranstaltung der Militärbehörde.“
  2. „Die Bürgerschaft hatte nach langen Gesuchen und mit hohen Gebühren vom Burgherrn die Erlaubnis bekommen, ihre Schafe auf den Wiesen außerhalb der Mauer weiden zu lassen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsuch
  • gescuh
  • gessuch
  • gesucch
  • gesuchh
  • gesuhc
  • geusch
  • ggesuch
  • gseuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egsuch2gescuh2gessuch1gesucch1gesuchh1gesuhc2geusch2ggesuch1
Edit distance from "Gesuch"

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 "Gesuch"?
"Gesuch" is spelled G-E-S-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzuːx].
What does "Gesuch" mean?
As a noun, "Gesuch" means: Schreiben, das jemand an eine Behörde richtet, um eine Genehmigung oder Bewilligung zu erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "Gesuch"?
"Gesuch" is commonly confused with "gesund", "gesucht", "gesuchte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gesuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesuch" is [ɡəˈzuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesuch" come from?
"Gesuch" 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 "Gesuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list