GmbH

[ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]

/[ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]/ noun

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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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „GmbH“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „GmbH“ 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).

GmbH vs Goch
25% similar
GmbH vs GB
25% similar
GmbH vs GM
25% similar

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

Key facts for GmbH
PropertyValue
HeadwordGmbH
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,009
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „GmbH“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).GmbHliegt 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: „hey“ (#1,010), „IT“ (#1,011), „K“ (#1,012). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „GmbH“ bei #1,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die GmbHs sind äußerst zufriedenstellend.
  2. „Nach der Wende musste eine neue Rechtsform gefunden werden: eine GmbH.“

Synonyms

Ges. m. b. H.Ges.m.b.H.GesmbH

This word in other languages

S.L.(Español)

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.

gbmh2gmbbh1gmbhh1gmhb2gmmbh1mgbh2
Edit distance from "GmbH"

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 "GmbH"?
"GmbH" is spelled G-M-B-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː].
What does "GmbH" mean?
As a noun, "GmbH" means: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
What words are commonly confused with "GmbH"?
"GmbH" is commonly confused with "Goch", "GB", "GM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "GmbH"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "GmbH" is [ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "GmbH" come from?
"GmbH" 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.
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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).

aufs#1,005live#1,015Satz#1,022chef#1,029

Similar misspelling depth

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

knapp6 variantsReich6 variantsLinie6 variantsblieb6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list