gewünschte

Name: gewünschte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈvʏnʃtə]

/[ɡəˈvʏnʃtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gewünschte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,731
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gewünschte vs gewünschten

91% similar

gewünschte vs gewünscht

90% similar

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

Key facts for gewünschte
Property	Value
Headword	gewünschte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈvʏnʃtə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#9,731
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gewünschte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gewünschte lands here:

#9,731

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around gewünschte (IPA [ɡəˈvʏnʃtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,731 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewünschte, with forms such as "egwünschte", "gewnüschte", and "gewwünschte". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gewünschten", "gewünscht", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gewünschte, spelled G-E-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egwünschte
gewnüschte
gewwünschte
gewüncshte
gewünnschte
gewünscchte
gewünschet
gewünschhte
gewünschtte
gewünscthe
gewünshcte
gewünsschte
gewüsnchte
geüwnschte
ggewünschte
gweünschte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gewünschte - 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.

Edit distance from "gewünschte"

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 "gewünschte"?

"gewünschte" is spelled G-E-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvʏnʃtə].

What does "gewünschte" mean?

As an adjective, "gewünschte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewünscht

What words are commonly confused with "gewünschte"?

"gewünschte" is commonly confused with "gewünschten", "gewünscht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gewünschte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewünschte" is [ɡəˈvʏnʃtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gewünschte" come from?

"gewünschte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “gewünschte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈvʏnʃtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gewünschten” - see the side-by-side comparison. gewünschte vs gewünschten
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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.