gewissermaßen
[ɡəˈvɪsɐˌmaːsn̩]
The verdict
“gewissermaßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem gewissen Sinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-gewisserma-en · gewissermaßen · German
gewissermaßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gewissermaßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvɪsɐˌmaːsn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gewissermaßen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gewissermaßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ɡəˈvɪsɐˌmaːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem gewissen Sinn".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gewissermaßen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gewissermaßen, spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E-R-M-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einem gewissen Sinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gewissermaßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin gewissermaßen mit Öl an den Fingern aufgewachsen.
Die Preisgabe des Bankgeheimnisses ist für das Land ein schmerzhafter Prozess, nicht nur wegen seiner wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung, sondern auch weil es für viele Schweizer gewissermaßen zur nationalen Identität gehört.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.