Giftgas

[ˈɡɪftˌɡaːs]

/[ˈɡɪftˌɡaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Giftgas” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,078
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - giftiges Gas, das besonders als chemische Waffe eingesetzt wird, um beim Einatmen oder Kontakt zu verletzen, zu behindern oder zu töten

Corpus desk

Index DE-giftgas · Giftgas · German

Giftgas · rank #31,078 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,078
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gezielter

Nearest frequency peer: gezielter (-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 „Giftgas“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Giftgas“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Giftgas
PropertyValue
HeadwordGiftgas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɪftˌɡaːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,078
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Giftgas“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Giftgasliegt 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: „gezielter“ (#31,077), „gezerrt“ (#31,076), „Goa“ (#31,080). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Giftgas“ bei #31,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Giftgas (IPA [ˈɡɪftˌɡaːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,078 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "giftiges Gas, das besonders als chemische Waffe eingesetzt wird, um beim Einatmen oder Kontakt zu verletzen, zu behindern oder zu töten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Giftgas, with forms such as "gfitgas", "ggiftgas", and "gifftgas". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Giftgas, spelled G-I-F-T-G-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    giftiges Gas, das besonders als chemische Waffe eingesetzt wird, um beim Einatmen oder Kontakt zu verletzen, zu behindern oder zu töten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Noch immer haben die Uno-Experten keinen Zugang zu den Orten östlich der Hauptstadt Damaskus, an denen Syriens Armee Giftgas eingesetzt haben soll.“
  2. „Dieser Weg wird 1935 unterbrochen, als der italienische Diktator Benito Mussolini mit Flugzeugen Äthiopien angreifen lässt und Giftgas gegen die Zivilbevölkerung einsetzt.“

This word in other languages

poison gas(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gfitgas
  • ggiftgas
  • gifftgas
  • gifgtas
  • giftags
  • giftgass
  • giftggas
  • giftgsa
  • gifttgas
  • gitfgas
  • igftgas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gfitgas2ggiftgas1gifftgas1gifgtas2giftags2giftgass1giftggas1giftgsa2
Edit distance from "Giftgas"

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 "Giftgas"?
"Giftgas" is spelled G-I-F-T-G-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪftˌɡaːs].
What does "Giftgas" mean?
As a noun, "Giftgas" means: giftiges Gas, das besonders als chemische Waffe eingesetzt wird, um beim Einatmen oder Kontakt zu verletzen, zu behindern oder zu töten
What are common misspellings of "Giftgas"?
Common misspellings include "gfitgas", "ggiftgas", "gifftgas", "gifgtas", "giftags". The correct spelling is "Giftgas".
How do you pronounce "Giftgas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Giftgas" is [ˈɡɪftˌɡaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Giftgas" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gezerrt#31,076Goliath#31,082getrübt#31,073fünftes#31,052

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Gesteine11 variantsgeknallt11 variantsflattern11 variantsFeldweg11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list