gewaltsamen

[ɡəˈvaltzaːmən]

/[ɡəˈvaltzaːmən]/ adj

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The verdict

“gewaltsamen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,269
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gewaltsamen vs Gewalttaten
73% similar
gewaltsamen vs gewaltsam
82% similar
gewaltsamen vs gewaltsame
91% similar

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

Key facts for gewaltsamen
PropertyValue
Headwordgewaltsamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvaltzaːmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,269
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gewaltsamen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gewaltsamen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around gewaltsamen (IPA [ɡəˈvaltzaːmən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,269 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewaltsamen, with forms such as "egwaltsamen", "geawltsamen", and "gewalltsamen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewalttaten", "gewaltsam", "gewaltsame", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gewaltsamen, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwaltsamen
  • geawltsamen
  • gewalltsamen
  • gewalstamen
  • gewaltasmen
  • gewaltsaemn
  • gewaltsamenn
  • gewaltsammen
  • gewaltsamne
  • gewaltsmaen
  • gewaltssamen
  • gewalttsamen
  • gewatlsamen
  • gewlatsamen
  • gewwaltsamen
  • ggewaltsamen
  • gwealtsamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwaltsamen2geawltsamen2gewalltsamen1gewalstamen2gewaltasmen2gewaltsaemn2gewaltsamenn1gewaltsammen1
Edit distance from "gewaltsamen"

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 "gewaltsamen"?
"gewaltsamen" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltzaːmən].
What does "gewaltsamen" mean?
As an adjective, "gewaltsamen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
What words are commonly confused with "gewaltsamen"?
"gewaltsamen" is commonly confused with "Gewalttaten", "gewaltsam", "gewaltsame". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewaltsamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewaltsamen" is [ɡəˈvaltzaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewaltsamen" come from?
"gewaltsamen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gewaltsamen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈvaltzaːmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Gewalttaten” - see the side-by-side comparison. gewaltsamen vs Gewalttaten
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list