Gips

[ɡɪps]

/[ɡɪps]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gips” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,273
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Sulfaten gehörendes häufiges Mineral (CaSO₄), sowie auch Gestein das vollständig oder zum größten Teil aus diesem Mineral besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gips · Gips · German

Gips · rank #18,273 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,273
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gezüchtet

Nearest frequency peer: gezüchtet (-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 „Gips“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gips“ 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).

Gips vs gs
25% similar
Gips vs GPS
25% similar
Gips vs GUS
25% similar

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

Key facts for Gips
PropertyValue
HeadwordGips
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɪps]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,273
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gips“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gipsliegt 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: „gezüchtet“ (#18,272), „Glenn“ (#18,274), „Gewürze“ (#18,271). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gips“ bei #18,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Gips (IPA [ɡɪps]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,273 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gips, with forms such as "ggips", "gipps", and "gipss". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gs", "GPS", "GUS", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gips, spelled G-I-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu den Sulfaten gehörendes häufiges Mineral (CaSO₄), sowie auch Gestein das vollständig oder zum größten Teil aus diesem Mineral besteht
  2. 2
    ein unter Verwendung von [1] hergestellter fester, und zeitlich begrenzter steifer Verband
  3. 3
    Pulver aus gemahlenem und gebranntem [1], das mit Wasser angerührt zum Spachteln von zum Beispiel Wänden dient oder auch zum Gießen von zum Beispiel Dekorteilen, Masken oder Büsten; Gipsmasken
  4. 4
    Baumaterial aus [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Mineral kommt Gips in verschiedenen Varietäten vor.
  2. Im Krankenhaus bekam ich einen Gips, damit der Bruch heilen konnte.

Synonyms

CalciumsulfatGipsspatStuck

This word in other languages

gypsum(English)yeso(Español)gypse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggips
  • gipps
  • gipss
  • gisp
  • gpis
  • igps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gips - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggips1gipps1gipss1gisp2gpis2igps2
Edit distance from "Gips"

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 "Gips"?
"Gips" is spelled G-I-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɪps].
What does "Gips" mean?
As a noun, "Gips" means: zu den Sulfaten gehörendes häufiges Mineral (CaSO₄), sowie auch Gestein das vollständig oder zum größten Teil aus diesem Mineral besteht
What words are commonly confused with "Gips"?
"Gips" is commonly confused with "gs", "GPS", "GUS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gips"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gips" is [ɡɪps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gips" come from?
"Gips" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hohl#18,281host#18,284huch#18,285Iren#18,291

Similar misspelling depth

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

Glenn6 variantsmild6 variantsdogs6 variantsNerd6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list