Gicht

[ɡɪçt]

/[ɡɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gicht” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,973
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Störung des Purinstoffwechsels mit vermehrter Harnsäurebildung und Ablagerung von Harnsäuresalzen in den Gelenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-gicht · Gicht · German

Gicht · rank #39,973 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,973
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewerblicher

Nearest frequency peer: gewerblicher (-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 „Gicht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gicht“ 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).

Gicht vs gilt
40% similar
Gicht vs Gift
60% similar
Gicht vs Goch
60% similar

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

Key facts for Gicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordGicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɪçt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,973
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gicht“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gewerblicher“ (#39,972), „Glücksbringer“ (#39,974), „Getue“ (#39,971). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gicht“ bei #39,973. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gicht (IPA [ɡɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,973 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gicht, with forms such as "gciht", "ggicht", and "giccht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gilt", "Gift", "Goch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gicht, spelled G-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Störung des Purinstoffwechsels mit vermehrter Harnsäurebildung und Ablagerung von Harnsäuresalzen in den Gelenken
  2. 2
    oberer Teil des Hochofens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er leidet an Gicht.
  2. „Aber es konnte genausogut die Gicht sein und die Furcht vor den eigenen Schmerzen.“

Synonyms

Arthritis uricaUrikopathieZipperlein

This word in other languages

gout(English)gota(Español)goutte(Français)gota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gciht
  • ggicht
  • giccht
  • gichht
  • gichtt
  • gicth
  • gihct
  • igcht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gciht2ggicht1giccht1gichht1gichtt1gicth2gihct2igcht2
Edit distance from "Gicht"

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 "Gicht"?
"Gicht" is spelled G-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɪçt].
What does "Gicht" mean?
As a noun, "Gicht" means: Störung des Purinstoffwechsels mit vermehrter Harnsäurebildung und Ablagerung von Harnsäuresalzen in den Gelenken
What words are commonly confused with "Gicht"?
"Gicht" is commonly confused with "gilt", "Gift", "Goch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gicht" is [ɡɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gicht" come from?
"Gicht" 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 "Gicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Getue#39,971grell#39,978halde#39,984gasen#39,952

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

grauem8 variantsGambia8 variantsGallien8 variantsFurore8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list