Gewalttat

[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]

/[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewalttat” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,649
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewalttat · Gewalttat · German

Gewalttat · rank #44,649 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,649
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesättigt

Nearest frequency peer: gesättigt (-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 „Gewalttat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gewalttat“ 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).

Gewalttat vs gewalttätig
64% similar
Gewalttat vs Gewalttaten
82% similar
Gewalttat vs gewaltsam
67% similar

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

Key facts for Gewalttat
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewalttat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,649
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gewalttat“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gewalttatliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gesättigt“ (#44,648), „Gewichtszunahme“ (#44,650), „Geschützen“ (#44,647). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewalttat“ bei #44,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gewalttat (IPA [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,649 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewalttat, with forms such as "egwalttat", "geawlttat", and "gewallttat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gewalttätig", "Gewalttaten", "gewaltsam", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Gewalttat, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-T-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn diese Berichte von Gewalttaten oder verbotener Leidenschaft handelten, dann umso besser.“
  2. „Die meisten waren an Krankheiten oder durch Gewalttaten gestorben.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwalttat
  • geawlttat
  • gewallttat
  • gewaltat
  • gewaltatt
  • gewalttatt
  • gewalttta
  • gewatltat
  • gewlattat
  • gewwalttat
  • ggewalttat
  • gwealttat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwalttat2geawlttat2gewallttat1gewaltat1gewaltatt2gewalttatt1gewalttta2gewatltat2
Edit distance from "Gewalttat"

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 "Gewalttat"?
"Gewalttat" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-T-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt].
What does "Gewalttat" mean?
As a noun, "Gewalttat" means: aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Gewalttat"?
"Gewalttat" is commonly confused with "gewalttätig", "Gewalttaten", "gewaltsam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gewalttat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewalttat" is [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewalttat" come from?
"Gewalttat" 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 "Gewalttat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gesättigt#44,648gezittert#44,651gelächelt#44,640gefächert#44,634

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gefrorene12 variantsFreiwild12 variantsFreiland12 variantserwische12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list