Gewebe

[ɡəˈveːbə]

/[ɡəˈveːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewebe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,206
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf einem Webstuhl hergestelltes Tuch, hergestellter Stoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewebe · Gewebe · German

Gewebe · rank #9,206 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,206
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesessen

Nearest frequency peer: gesessen (-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 „Gewebe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gewebe“ 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).

Gewebe vs Gewehr
67% similar
Gewebe vs Geweih
67% similar
Gewebe vs gewesen
57% similar

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

Key facts for Gewebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈveːbə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,206
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gewebe“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gesessen“ (#9,205), „gewünschten“ (#9,207), „gelogen“ (#9,204). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewebe“ bei #9,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gewebe (IPA [ɡəˈveːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,206 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewebe, with forms such as "egwebe", "geewbe", and "gewbee". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewehr", "Geweih", "gewesen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gewebe, spelled G-E-W-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einem Webstuhl hergestelltes Tuch, hergestellter Stoff
  2. 2
    durch Verschlingungen hergestellter Werkstoff
  3. 3
    ein Verbund annähernd gleichartiger Zellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Säcke werden meist aus grobem Gewebe hergestellt.
  2. „Sie folgte ihm zu dem Tisch, wo die Stoffballen ausgelegt waren. Grobe Gewebe, die Muster jedoch waren schön.“

Antonyms

StrickwareFilzBlockPlatte

This word in other languages

fabric(English)tejido(Español)tissu(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwebe
  • geewbe
  • gewbee
  • gewebbe
  • geweeb
  • gewwebe
  • ggewebe
  • gweebe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwebe2geewbe2gewbee2gewebbe1geweeb2gewwebe1ggewebe1gweebe2
Edit distance from "Gewebe"

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 "Gewebe"?
"Gewebe" is spelled G-E-W-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈveːbə].
What does "Gewebe" mean?
As a noun, "Gewebe" means: auf einem Webstuhl hergestelltes Tuch, hergestellter Stoff
What words are commonly confused with "Gewebe"?
"Gewebe" is commonly confused with "Gewehr", "Geweih", "gewesen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gewebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewebe" is [ɡəˈveːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewebe" come from?
"Gewebe" 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 "Gewebe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geiler#9,202hellen#9,215frisst#9,196hältst#9,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Fluch8 variantserbaut8 variantskocht8 variantsdrang8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list