GIMP

abbrev

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The verdict

“GIMP” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,739
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - GNU Image Manipulation Program – kostenloses und freies pixelbasiertes Bildbearbeitungsprogramm

Corpus desk

Index DE-gimp · GIMP · German

GIMP · rank #49,739 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,739
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gilden

Nearest frequency peer: Gilden (-2 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 „GIMP“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „GIMP“ 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).

GIMP vs GM
50% similar
GIMP vs Gin
25% similar
GIMP vs GIS
50% similar

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

Key facts for GIMP
PropertyValue
HeadwordGIMP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Frequency rank#49,739
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „GIMP“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).GIMPliegt 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: „Gilden“ (#49,737), „glänzten“ (#49,743), „Gewerke“ (#49,734). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „GIMP“ bei #49,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around GIMP, anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #49,739 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for GIMP, with forms such as "ggimp", "gimmp", and "gimpp". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GM", "Gin", "GIS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is GIMP, spelled G-I-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    GNU Image Manipulation Program – kostenloses und freies pixelbasiertes Bildbearbeitungsprogramm
  2. 2
    veraltet: General Image Manipulation Program

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „GIMP (/ɡɪmp/; GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.“

This word in other languages

GIMP(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggimp
  • gimmp
  • gimpp
  • gipm
  • gmip
  • igmp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggimp1gimmp1gimpp1gipm2gmip2igmp2
Edit distance from "GIMP"

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 "GIMP"?
"GIMP" is spelled G-I-M-P.
What does "GIMP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "GIMP" means: GNU Image Manipulation Program – kostenloses und freies pixelbasiertes Bildbearbeitungsprogramm
What words are commonly confused with "GIMP"?
"GIMP" is commonly confused with "GM", "Gin", "GIS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "GIMP" come from?
"GIMP" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

haze#49,774fist#49,674firm#49,672fils#49,670

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hemer6 variantsfriere6 variantsfolio6 variantsflügge6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list