gewisse

[ɡəˈvɪsə]

/[ɡəˈvɪsə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gewisse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,110
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewisse · gewisse · German

gewisse · rank #2,110 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,110
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerät

Nearest frequency peer: Gerät (-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 „gewisse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gewisse“ 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).

gewisse vs gewusst
71% similar
gewisse vs Gewissen
75% similar
gewisse vs gewisser
88% similar

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

Key facts for gewisse
PropertyValue
Headwordgewisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvɪsə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,110
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewisse“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gewisseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gerät“ (#2,109), „Halbe“ (#2,111), „gefährlich“ (#2,108). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewisse“ bei #2,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gewisse (IPA [ɡəˈvɪsə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,110 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewisse, with forms such as "egwisse", "geiwsse", and "gewise". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "gewusst", "Gewissen", "gewisser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gewisse, spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwisse
  • geiwsse
  • gewise
  • gewises
  • gewiße
  • gewsise
  • gewwisse
  • ggewisse
  • gweisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwisse2geiwsse2gewise1gewises2gewiße2gewsise2gewwisse1ggewisse1
Edit distance from "gewisse"

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 "gewisse"?
"gewisse" is spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪsə].
What does "gewisse" mean?
As an adjective, "gewisse" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss
What words are commonly confused with "gewisse"?
"gewisse" is commonly confused with "gewusst", "Gewissen", "gewisser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewisse" is [ɡəˈvɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewisse" come from?
"gewisse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manchen#2,117daneben#2,101Schmidt#2,124weshalb#2,096

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hängen9 variantswerfen9 variantssteigen9 variantsSyrien9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list