gewaltiger

[ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]

/[ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gewaltiger” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,744. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,744
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewaltiger · gewaltiger · German

gewaltiger · rank #22,744 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,744
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geteilten

Nearest frequency peer: geteilten (-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 „gewaltiger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gewaltiger“ 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).

gewaltiger vs gewaltiges
90% similar
gewaltiger vs gewaltig
80% similar
gewaltiger vs gewaltige
90% similar

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

Key facts for gewaltiger
PropertyValue
Headwordgewaltiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,744
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewaltiger“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gewaltigerliegt 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: „geteilten“ (#22,743), „Gewinnerin“ (#22,745), „Gesamtbevölkerung“ (#22,742). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewaltiger“ bei #22,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around gewaltiger (IPA [ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,744 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewaltiger, with forms such as "egwaltiger", "geawltiger", and "gewalitger". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gewaltiges", "gewaltig", "gewaltige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gewaltiger, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwaltiger
  • geawltiger
  • gewalitger
  • gewalltiger
  • gewaltgier
  • gewaltiegr
  • gewaltigerr
  • gewaltigger
  • gewaltigre
  • gewalttiger
  • gewatliger
  • gewlatiger
  • gewwaltiger
  • ggewaltiger
  • gwealtiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwaltiger2geawltiger2gewalitger2gewalltiger1gewaltgier2gewaltiegr2gewaltigerr1gewaltigger1
Edit distance from "gewaltiger"

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 "gewaltiger"?
"gewaltiger" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ].
What does "gewaltiger" mean?
As an adjective, "gewaltiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig
What words are commonly confused with "gewaltiger"?
"gewaltiger" is commonly confused with "gewaltiges", "gewaltig", "gewaltige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewaltiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewaltiger" is [ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewaltiger" come from?
"gewaltiger" 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 "gewaltiger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gewinnerin#22,745Graubünden#22,747gepflegten#22,737gehandhabt#22,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

gerutscht15 variantsgeförderte15 variantsKarfreitag15 variantseinsetzbar15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list