gewisse

/[ɡəˈvɪsə]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,110

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

gewisse is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gewiss Pronounced [ɡəˈvɪsə]. It ranks #2,110 in German word frequency. Often confused with gewusst and Gewissen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gewisse in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gewisse is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈvɪsə]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,110 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewisse, with forms such as "egwisse", "geiwsse", and "gewise". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gewisse, spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gewisse

Misspelling Variants of "gewisse"

egwisse7geiwsse7gewise6gewises7gewiße6gewsise7gewwisse8ggewisse8
Misspelling Variants of "gewisse"

Frequency rank: #2,110 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.