Gleichbehandlung
[ˈɡlaɪ̯çbəˌhandlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Gleichbehandlung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,226 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,226
- frequency rank, German
- 16
- letters
- 26
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gleiche Art des Umgangs, gleiche Behandlung (verschiedener Personen, Gruppen, Institutionen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gleichbehandlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯çbəˌhandlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #28,226 |
| Misspellings tracked | 26 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gleichbehandlung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gleichbehandlung is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlaɪ̯çbəˌhandlʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,226 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gleiche Art des Umgangs, gleiche Behandlung (verschiedener Personen, Gruppen, Institutionen)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 26 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gleichbehandlung, with forms such as "gelichbehandlung", "ggleichbehandlung", and "glecihbehandlung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gleichbehandlung, spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1gleiche Art des Umgangs, gleiche Behandlung (verschiedener Personen, Gruppen, Institutionen)
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gelichbehandlung,ggleichbehandlung,glecihbehandlung,gleicbhehandlung,gleicchbehandlung,gleichbbehandlung,gleichbeahndlung,gleichbehadnlung,gleichbehanddlung,gleichbehandllung,gleichbehandlnug,gleichbehandlugn,gleichbehandlungg,gleichbehandlunng,gleichbehandulng,gleichbehanldung,gleichbehanndlung,gleichbehhandlung,gleichbehnadlung,gleichbheandlung,gleichebhandlung,gleichhbehandlung,gleihcbehandlung,gliechbehandlung,glleichbehandlung,lgeichbehandlung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gleichbehandlung - 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.
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Using “Gleichbehandlung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-E-I-C-H-B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡlaɪ̯çbəˌhandlʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.