Gewahrsam

[ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm]

/[ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewahrsam” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,903
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand der Einschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit einer Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewahrsam · Gewahrsam · German

Gewahrsam · rank #18,903 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,903
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH getöteten

Nearest frequency peer: getöteten (-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 „Gewahrsam“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gewahrsam“ 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).

Gewahrsam vs gewaltsam
67% similar

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

Key facts for Gewahrsam
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewahrsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,903
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gewahrsam“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gewahrsamliegt 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: „getöteten“ (#18,902), „geworben“ (#18,904), „Gesprächs“ (#18,901). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewahrsam“ bei #18,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Gewahrsam (IPA [ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,903 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewahrsam, with forms such as "egwahrsam", "geawhrsam", and "gewahhrsam". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gewaltsam", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gewahrsam, spelled G-E-W-A-H-R-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand der Einschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit einer Person
  2. 2
    Gewalt über eine Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine gefangene Handelsfrau aus Oporto befindet sich in meinem Gewahrsam; […]“
  2. „Mademoiselle Whites Schlüssel befindet sich in meinem Gewahrsam.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwahrsam
  • geawhrsam
  • gewahhrsam
  • gewahrasm
  • gewahrrsam
  • gewahrsamm
  • gewahrsma
  • gewahrssam
  • gewahsram
  • gewarhsam
  • gewharsam
  • gewwahrsam
  • ggewahrsam
  • gweahrsam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwahrsam2geawhrsam2gewahhrsam1gewahrasm2gewahrrsam1gewahrsamm1gewahrsma2gewahrssam1
Edit distance from "Gewahrsam"

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 "Gewahrsam"?
"Gewahrsam" is spelled G-E-W-A-H-R-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm].
What does "Gewahrsam" mean?
As a noun, "Gewahrsam" means: Zustand der Einschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit einer Person
What words are commonly confused with "Gewahrsam"?
"Gewahrsam" is commonly confused with "gewaltsam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gewahrsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewahrsam" is [ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewahrsam" come from?
"Gewahrsam" 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 "Gewahrsam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

getöteten#18,902Gesprächs#18,901Geschütze#18,898handhaben#18,915

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ferienhaus14 variantsInstanzen14 variantseinzuladen14 variantsKomplizen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list