gewittern

[ɡəˈvɪtɐn]

/[ɡəˈvɪtɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“gewittern” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,222
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blitzen und donnern, als Gewitter niedergehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewittern · gewittern · German

gewittern · rank #43,222 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,222
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH getötete

Nearest frequency peer: getötete (-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 „gewittern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gewittern“ 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).

gewittern vs Gittern
67% similar
gewittern vs gezittert
78% similar
gewittern vs Gewitter
78% similar

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

Key facts for gewittern
PropertyValue
Headwordgewittern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈvɪtɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,222
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewittern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „getötete“ (#43,221), „gezögert“ (#43,223), „gesellig“ (#43,220). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewittern“ bei #43,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gewittern (IPA [ɡəˈvɪtɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,222 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "blitzen und donnern, als Gewitter niedergehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewittern, with forms such as "egwittern", "geiwttern", and "gewitern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Gittern", "gezittert", "Gewitter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gewittern, spelled G-E-W-I-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    blitzen und donnern, als Gewitter niedergehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Obwohl es draußen gewitterte, ging er spazieren.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwittern
  • geiwttern
  • gewitern
  • gewitetrn
  • gewittenr
  • gewitternn
  • gewitterrn
  • gewittren
  • gewtitern
  • gewwittern
  • ggewittern
  • gweittern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gewittern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egwittern2geiwttern2gewitern1gewitetrn2gewittenr2gewitternn1gewitterrn1gewittren2
Edit distance from "gewittern"

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 "gewittern"?
"gewittern" is spelled G-E-W-I-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪtɐn].
What does "gewittern" mean?
As a verb, "gewittern" means: blitzen und donnern, als Gewitter niedergehen
What words are commonly confused with "gewittern"?
"gewittern" is commonly confused with "Gittern", "gezittert", "Gewitter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewittern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewittern" is [ɡəˈvɪtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewittern" come from?
"gewittern" 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 "gewittern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gemachter#43,207Handgriff#43,239gefragter#43,202Frühjahrs#43,190

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gezögert12 variantsgesamter12 variantsgerungen12 variantsHerdecke12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list