GmbH
[ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]
The verdict
“GmbH” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,009
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gmbh · GmbH · German
GmbH · rank #1,009 · 6 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,009
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH hey
Nearest frequency peer: hey (+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 “GmbH”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- aufs
aufs
98,996 corpus weight
- GmbH
GmbH
98,992 corpus weight
- hey
hey
98,991 corpus weight
- IT
IT
98,990 corpus weight
- K
K
98,989 corpus weight
- klingt
klingt
98,988 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “GmbH” 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 | GmbH |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “GmbH” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around GmbH (IPA [ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,009 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for GmbH, with forms such as "gbmh", "gmbbh", and "gmbhh". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Goch", "GB", "GM", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is GmbH, spelled G-M-B-H.
Definition
- 1Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how GmbH appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die GmbHs sind äußerst zufriedenstellend.
„Nach der Wende musste eine neue Rechtsform gefunden werden: eine GmbH.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- gbmh
- gmbbh
- gmbhh
- gmhb
- gmmbh
- mgbh
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of GmbH - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "GmbH"?
What does "GmbH" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "GmbH"?
How do you pronounce "GmbH"?
What language does "GmbH" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "GmbH", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "GmbH". Here's where to go from here.
- "GmbH" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Goch". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,009 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.