Gewohnheit
[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Gewohnheit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,382 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,382
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gewohnheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #13,382 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gewohnheit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gewohnheit is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,382 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewohnheit, with forms such as "egwohnheit", "geowhnheit", and "gewhonheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gewohnheiten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gewohnheit, spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egwohnheit,geowhnheit,gewhonheit,gewohhneit,gewohhnheit,gewohnehit,gewohnheitt,gewohnheti,gewohnhheit,gewohnhiet,gewohnnheit,gewonhheit,gewwohnheit,ggewohnheit,gweohnheit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gewohnheit - 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.
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.
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Using “Gewohnheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Gewohnheiten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gewohnheit vs Gewohnheiten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.