ghosts
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The verdict
“ghosts” is uncommon German (frequency #52,123 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,123
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ghost
Corpus desk
Index DE-ghosts · ghosts · German
ghosts · rank #52,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,123
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Gewächse
Nearest frequency peer: Gewächse (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ghosts”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gesundheits…
Gesundheitsschutz
47,881 corpus weight
- gewerkschaf…
gewerkschaftliche
47,880 corpus weight
- Gewächse
Gewächse
47,879 corpus weight
- ghosts
ghosts
47,878 corpus weight
- Giftstoffe
Giftstoffe
47,877 corpus weight
- glutenfrei
glutenfrei
47,876 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ghosts” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ghosts |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ghosts” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ghosts is uncommon German at frequency #52,123 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ghost".
Zero misspellings are on record for ghosts in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ghosts, spelled G-H-O-S-T-S.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ghost
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.