gewusst

[ɡəˈvʊst]

/[ɡəˈvʊst]/ adj

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The verdict

“gewusst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,739
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von allen gekannt, in der Kenntnis der Allgemeinheit bereits vorhanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewusst · gewusst · German

gewusst · rank #3,739 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,739
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewinne

Nearest frequency peer: gewinne (-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 „gewusst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gewusst“ 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).

gewusst vs Genuss
57% similar
gewusst vs gewiss
71% similar
gewusst vs Gerüst
43% similar

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

Key facts for gewusst
PropertyValue
Headwordgewusst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvʊst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,739
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewusst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gewusstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gewinne“ (#3,738), „Golf“ (#3,740), „gerettet“ (#3,737). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewusst“ bei #3,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gewusst (IPA [ɡəˈvʊst]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,739 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von allen gekannt, in der Kenntnis der Allgemeinheit bereits vorhanden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewusst, with forms such as "egwusst", "geuwsst", and "gewsust". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Genuss", "gewiss", "Gerüst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gewusst, spelled G-E-W-U-S-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von allen gekannt, in der Kenntnis der Allgemeinheit bereits vorhanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Herr Finanzminister wird Zahlen vorlegen, von denen gewusst ist, dass sie nicht richtig sein können.“
  2. „Wir möchten, damit es gewusst sei, endlich, die unanfechtbaren Zahlen nennen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwusst
  • geuwsst
  • gewsust
  • gewusstt
  • gewust
  • gewusts
  • gewußt
  • gewwusst
  • ggewusst
  • gweusst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egwusst2geuwsst2gewsust2gewusstt1gewust1gewusts2gewußt2gewwusst1
Edit distance from "gewusst"

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 "gewusst"?
"gewusst" is spelled G-E-W-U-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvʊst].
What does "gewusst" mean?
As an adjective, "gewusst" means: von allen gekannt, in der Kenntnis der Allgemeinheit bereits vorhanden
What words are commonly confused with "gewusst"?
"gewusst" is commonly confused with "Genuss", "gewiss", "Gerüst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewusst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewusst" is [ɡəˈvʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewusst" come from?
"gewusst" 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 "gewusst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gewinne#3,738gedreht#3,734führten#3,733frühere#3,732

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gerettet10 variantserzielt10 variantsKrieges10 variantserzeugt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list