gewischt

[ɡəˈvɪʃt]

/[ɡəˈvɪʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gewischt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,317
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewischt · gewischt · German

gewischt · rank #45,317 · 13 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,317
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschätzter

Nearest frequency peer: geschätzter (-2 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 „gewischt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gewischt“ 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).

gewischt vs gewünscht
78% similar
gewischt vs Gesicht
63% similar
gewischt vs Gericht
63% similar

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

Key facts for gewischt
PropertyValue
Headwordgewischt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈvɪʃt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,317
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewischt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geschätzter“ (#45,315), „Ghostwriter“ (#45,319), „Glückspilz“ (#45,320). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewischt“ bei #45,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around gewischt (IPA [ɡəˈvɪʃt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,317 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wischen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewischt, with forms such as "egwischt", "geiwscht", and "gewicsht". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "gewünscht", "Gesicht", "Gericht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 gewischt, spelled G-E-W-I-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wischen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwischt
  • geiwscht
  • gewicsht
  • gewisccht
  • gewischht
  • gewischtt
  • gewiscth
  • gewishct
  • gewisscht
  • gewsicht
  • gewwischt
  • ggewischt
  • gweischt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwischt2geiwscht2gewicsht2gewisccht1gewischht1gewischtt1gewiscth2gewishct2
Edit distance from "gewischt"

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 "gewischt"?
"gewischt" is spelled G-E-W-I-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪʃt].
What does "gewischt" mean?
As a verb, "gewischt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wischen
What words are commonly confused with "gewischt"?
"gewischt" is commonly confused with "gewünscht", "Gesicht", "Gericht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewischt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewischt" is [ɡəˈvɪʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewischt" come from?
"gewischt" 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 "gewischt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grundton#45,325gültiger#45,328Hagedorn#45,330gebogene#45,298

Similar misspelling depth

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

gegebenem13 variantsHeadliner13 variantsFriseurin13 variantsEskapaden13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list