gigantisch
[ɡiˈɡantɪʃ]
The verdict
“gigantisch” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,032
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - riesenhaft, wie ein Gigant, in den Ausmaßen eines Giganten
Corpus desk
Index DE-gigantisch · gigantisch · German
gigantisch · rank #26,032 · 16 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,032
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH geteilte
Nearest frequency peer: geteilte (-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 “gigantisch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- geschleppt
geschleppt
73,973 corpus weight
- Geschmacks
Geschmacks
73,972 corpus weight
- Gesindel
Gesindel
73,971 corpus weight
- geteilte
geteilte
73,970 corpus weight
- gigantisch
gigantisch
73,969 corpus weight
- Granate
Granate
73,966 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “gigantisch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gigantisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡiˈɡantɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #26,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gigantisch” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around gigantisch (IPA [ɡiˈɡantɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,032 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gigantisch, with forms such as "ggiantisch", "ggigantisch", and "giagntisch". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gigantische", "gigantischen", "gigantischer", 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gigantisch, spelled G-I-G-A-N-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1riesenhaft, wie ein Gigant, in den Ausmaßen eines Giganten
- 2hervorragend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gigantisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Tal wächst ein gigantischer Staudamm.
„Aber dann wurde an der Grenze zwischen Samnium, Apulien und Lukanien Venusia erobert und gleich als latinische Kolonie mit einer geradezu gigantischen Belegung von 20 000 Siedlern zu einem römischen Stützpunkt gemacht.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggiantisch
- ggigantisch
- giagntisch
- giganitsch
- giganntisch
- giganticsh
- gigantiscch
- gigantischh
- gigantishc
- gigantissch
- gigantsich
- giganttisch
- gigatnisch
- giggantisch
- gignatisch
- iggantisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gigantisch - 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.
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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gigantisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "gigantisch" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gigantische". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #26,032 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.