Gorilla

[ɡoˈʁɪla]

/[ɡoˈʁɪla]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gorilla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,752
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung der Menschenaffen aus der Ordnung der Primaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-gorilla · Gorilla · German

Gorilla · rank #24,752 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,752
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gläschen

Nearest frequency peer: Gläschen (-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 „Gorilla“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gorilla“ 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).

Gorilla vs Grill
71% similar
Gorilla vs Grille
71% similar
Gorilla vs grillo
57% similar

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

Key facts for Gorilla
PropertyValue
HeadwordGorilla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡoˈʁɪla]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,752
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gorilla“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gorillaliegt 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: „Gläschen“ (#24,751), „Grieche“ (#24,753), „Globuli“ (#24,750). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gorilla“ bei #24,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gorilla (IPA [ɡoˈʁɪla]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,752 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gorilla, with forms such as "ggorilla", "goirlla", and "gorila". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Grill", "Grille", "grillo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gorilla, spelled G-O-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung der Menschenaffen aus der Ordnung der Primaten
  2. 2
    die Gattung, der alle Gorillas^([1]) angehören
  3. 3
    Mann, der für Personenschutz zuständig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gorillas sind in freier Wildbahn vor allem durch den Verlust ihres Lebensraums bedroht.
  2. Zur Gattung Gorilla gehören die Arten Gorilla gorilla und Gorilla beringei.

This word in other languages

gorilla(English)gorila(Español)gorille(Français)gorila(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggorilla
  • goirlla
  • gorila
  • gorilal
  • gorlila
  • gorrilla
  • groilla
  • ogrilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gorilla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggorilla1goirlla2gorila1gorilal2gorlila2gorrilla1groilla2ogrilla2
Edit distance from "Gorilla"

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 "Gorilla"?
"Gorilla" is spelled G-O-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡoˈʁɪla].
What does "Gorilla" mean?
As a noun, "Gorilla" means: Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung der Menschenaffen aus der Ordnung der Primaten
What words are commonly confused with "Gorilla"?
"Gorilla" is commonly confused with "Grill", "Grille", "grillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gorilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gorilla" is [ɡoˈʁɪla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gorilla" come from?
"Gorilla" 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 "Gorilla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grieche#24,753Globuli#24,750Genetik#24,735Gelaber#24,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Heizöl8 variantsFässer8 variantsJanine8 variantsfatale8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list