gezögert

[ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt]

/[ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gezögert” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,223
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zögern

Corpus desk

Index DE-gezogert · gezögert · German

gezögert · rank #43,223 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,223
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewittern

Nearest frequency peer: gewittern (-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 „gezögert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gezögert“ 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).

gezögert vs gezogen
63% similar
gezögert vs gelagert
75% similar
gezögert vs geärgert
75% similar

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

Key facts for gezögert
PropertyValue
Headwordgezögert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,223
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gezögert“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gezögertliegt 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: „gewittern“ (#43,222), „gleichwertigen“ (#43,224), „getötete“ (#43,221). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gezögert“ bei #43,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gezögert (IPA [ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,223 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zögern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gezögert, with forms such as "egzögert", "gezgöert", and "gezzögert". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "gezogen", "gelagert", "geärgert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gezögert, spelled G-E-Z-Ö-G-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zögern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egzögert
  • gezgöert
  • gezzögert
  • gezöegrt
  • gezögerrt
  • gezögertt
  • gezögetr
  • gezöggert
  • gezögret
  • geözgert
  • ggezögert
  • gzeögert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egzögert2gezgöert2gezzögert1gezöegrt2gezögerrt1gezögertt1gezögetr2gezöggert1
Edit distance from "gezögert"

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 "gezögert"?
"gezögert" is spelled G-E-Z-Ö-G-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt].
What does "gezögert" mean?
As a verb, "gezögert" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zögern
What words are commonly confused with "gezögert"?
"gezögert" is commonly confused with "gezogen", "gelagert", "geärgert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gezögert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gezögert" is [ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gezögert" come from?
"gezögert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

getötete#43,221gesellig#43,220gesamter#43,216gerungen#43,214

Similar misspelling depth

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

gewittern12 variantsHerdecke12 variantshinderte12 variantsgebürtig12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list