Gorillas

[ɡoˈʁɪlas]

/[ɡoˈʁɪlas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gorillas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,457
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gorilla

Corpus desk

Index DE-gorillas · Gorillas · German

Gorillas · rank #47,457 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,457
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH golfen

Nearest frequency peer: golfen (-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 „Gorillas“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gorillas“ 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).

Gorillas vs Gorilla
88% similar

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

Key facts for Gorillas
PropertyValue
HeadwordGorillas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡoˈʁɪlas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,457
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gorillas“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gorillasliegt 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: „golfen“ (#47,456), „grenzenlosen“ (#47,459), „glänzendes“ (#47,454). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gorillas“ bei #47,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gorillas (IPA [ɡoˈʁɪlas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,457 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gorillas, with forms such as "ggorillas", "goirllas", and "gorilals". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gorilla", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gorillas, spelled G-O-R-I-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gorilla
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gorilla
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gorilla
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gorilla
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gorilla

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggorillas
  • goirllas
  • gorilals
  • gorilas
  • gorillass
  • gorillsa
  • gorlilas
  • gorrillas
  • groillas
  • ogrillas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gorillas - 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.

ggorillas1goirllas2gorilals2gorilas1gorillass1gorillsa2gorlilas2gorrillas1
Edit distance from "Gorillas"

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 "Gorillas"?
"Gorillas" is spelled G-O-R-I-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡoˈʁɪlas].
What does "Gorillas" mean?
As a noun, "Gorillas" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gorilla
What words are commonly confused with "Gorillas"?
"Gorillas" is commonly confused with "Gorilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gorillas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gorillas" is [ɡoˈʁɪlas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gorillas" come from?
"Gorillas" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gemeines#47,434gemahlen#47,432Hochheim#47,484gekürzte#47,427

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Gustave10 variantsGehölze10 variantsgebotene10 variantserregten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list