gezielt

[ɡəˈt͡siːlt]

/[ɡəˈt͡siːlt]/ adj

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The verdict

“gezielt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,352
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf ein Ziel ausgerichtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-gezielt · gezielt · German

gezielt · rank #4,352 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geredet

Nearest frequency peer: geredet (-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 „gezielt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gezielt“ 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).

gezielt vs gezielte
88% similar
gezielt vs gezielten
78% similar
gezielt vs gezielter
78% similar

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

Key facts for gezielt
PropertyValue
Headwordgezielt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈt͡siːlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,352
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gezielt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gezieltliegt 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: „geredet“ (#4,351), „Gründer“ (#4,353), „gemessen“ (#4,350). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gezielt“ bei #4,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gezielt (IPA [ɡəˈt͡siːlt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,352 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf ein Ziel ausgerichtet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gezielt, with forms such as "egzielt", "geizelt", and "gezeilt". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "gezielte", "gezielten", "gezielter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 gezielt, spelled G-E-Z-I-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf ein Ziel ausgerichtet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gezieltes Fragen erleichtert oft das Antworten.
  2. „Kritiker verweisen darauf, dass Medikamente gezielt und nicht unbewusst mit dem täglichen »Butterbrot« eingenommen werden sollten.“

This word in other languages

aimed(English)ciblé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egzielt
  • geizelt
  • gezeilt
  • geziellt
  • gezieltt
  • gezietl
  • gezilet
  • gezzielt
  • ggezielt
  • gzeielt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gezielt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egzielt2geizelt2gezeilt2geziellt1gezieltt1gezietl2gezilet2gezzielt1
Edit distance from "gezielt"

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 "gezielt"?
"gezielt" is spelled G-E-Z-I-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈt͡siːlt].
What does "gezielt" mean?
As an adjective, "gezielt" means: auf ein Ziel ausgerichtet
What words are commonly confused with "gezielt"?
"gezielt" is commonly confused with "gezielte", "gezielten", "gezielter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gezielt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gezielt" is [ɡəˈt͡siːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gezielt" come from?
"gezielt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gezielt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

geredet#4,351Gründer#4,353hattest#4,354Kämpfer#4,367

Similar misspelling depth

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

höchst10 variantskämpft10 variantsbewiesen10 variantsRisiken10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list