gewaschen

[ɡəˈvaʃn̩]

/[ɡəˈvaʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gewaschen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,730
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs waschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewaschen · gewaschen · German

gewaschen · rank #9,730 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,730
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Getränk

Nearest frequency peer: Getränk (-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 „gewaschen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gewaschen“ 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).

gewaschen vs Gläschen
56% similar
gewaschen vs gewichen
78% similar
gewaschen vs gewachsen
78% similar

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

Key facts for gewaschen
PropertyValue
Headwordgewaschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈvaʃn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,730
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewaschen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gewaschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Getränk“ (#9,729), „gewünschte“ (#9,731), „gesundheitlichen“ (#9,728). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewaschen“ bei #9,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around gewaschen (IPA [ɡəˈvaʃn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,730 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs waschen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewaschen, with forms such as "egwaschen", "geawschen", and "gewascchen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Gläschen", "gewichen", "gewachsen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gewaschen, spelled G-E-W-A-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs waschen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwaschen
  • geawschen
  • gewascchen
  • gewascehn
  • gewaschenn
  • gewaschhen
  • gewaschne
  • gewashcen
  • gewasschen
  • gewsachen
  • gewwaschen
  • ggewaschen
  • gweaschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwaschen2geawschen2gewascchen1gewascehn2gewaschenn1gewaschhen1gewaschne2gewashcen2
Edit distance from "gewaschen"

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 "gewaschen"?
"gewaschen" is spelled G-E-W-A-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaʃn̩].
What does "gewaschen" mean?
As a verb, "gewaschen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs waschen
What words are commonly confused with "gewaschen"?
"gewaschen" is commonly confused with "Gläschen", "gewichen", "gewachsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewaschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewaschen" is [ɡəˈvaʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewaschen" come from?
"gewaschen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Heilbronn#9,735Jahrestag#9,742festlegen#9,717erforscht#9,711

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

faktisch13 variantsKollektion13 variantserfahrene13 variantseindeutige13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list