gesucht

[ɡəˈzuːxt]

/[ɡəˈzuːxt]/ adj

The verdict

“gesucht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,356
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwanghaft zustande gekommen, unnatürlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesucht · gesucht · German

gesucht · rank #1,356 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,356
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gespräch

Nearest frequency peer: Gespräch (-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 „gesucht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gesucht“ 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).

gesucht vs Gewicht
57% similar
gesucht vs gesuchte
88% similar
gesucht vs getaucht
75% similar

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

Key facts for gesucht
PropertyValue
Headwordgesucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈzuːxt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,356
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesucht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gesuchtliegt 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: „Gespräch“ (#1,355), „getroffen“ (#1,357), „gesamten“ (#1,354). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesucht“ bei #1,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gesucht (IPA [ɡəˈzuːxt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,356 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesucht, with forms such as "egsucht", "gescuht", and "gessucht". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewicht", "gesuchte", "getaucht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gesucht, spelled G-E-S-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwanghaft zustande gekommen, unnatürlich
  2. 2
    etwas, das gebraucht wird; etwas, das zu finden versucht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses gesuchte Benehmen deines neuen Bekannten gefällt mir nicht, der führt bestimmt etwas im Schilde.
  2. Die bayerische Polizei hat ein mit europäischem Haftbefehl gesuchtes Mitglied der italienischen Mafia festgenommen.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsucht
  • gescuht
  • gessucht
  • gesuccht
  • gesuchht
  • gesuchtt
  • gesucth
  • gesuhct
  • geuscht
  • ggesucht
  • gseucht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gesucht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egsucht2gescuht2gessucht1gesuccht1gesuchht1gesuchtt1gesucth2gesuhct2
Edit distance from "gesucht"

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 "gesucht"?
"gesucht" is spelled G-E-S-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzuːxt].
What does "gesucht" mean?
As an adjective, "gesucht" means: zwanghaft zustande gekommen, unnatürlich
What words are commonly confused with "gesucht"?
"gesucht" is commonly confused with "Gewicht", "gesuchte", "getaucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesucht" is [ɡəˈzuːxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesucht" come from?
"gesucht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list