Gottesdienst

[ˈɡɔtəsˌdiːnst]

/[ˈɡɔtəsˌdiːnst]/ noun

The verdict

“Gottesdienst” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,057
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenkunft von Gläubigen, wobei nach einer Liturgie Gott zu Ehren gebetet und/oder gefeiert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-gottesdienst · Gottesdienst · German

Gottesdienst · rank #7,057 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,057
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glanz

Nearest frequency peer: Glanz (-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 „Gottesdienst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gottesdienst“ 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).

Gottesdienst vs Gottesdienste
92% similar
Gottesdienst vs Gottesdienstes
86% similar
Gottesdienst vs Gottesdiensten
86% similar

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

Key facts for Gottesdienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordGottesdienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔtəsˌdiːnst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,057
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gottesdienst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gottesdienstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Glanz“ (#7,056), „grundlegende“ (#7,058), „gewisser“ (#7,055). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gottesdienst“ bei #7,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Gottesdienst (IPA [ˈɡɔtəsˌdiːnst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,057 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zusammenkunft von Gläubigen, wobei nach einer Liturgie Gott zu Ehren gebetet und/oder gefeiert wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gottesdienst, with forms such as "ggottesdienst", "gotesdienst", and "gotetsdienst". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gottesdienste", "Gottesdienstes", "Gottesdiensten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gottesdienst, spelled G-O-T-T-E-S-D-I-E-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammenkunft von Gläubigen, wobei nach einer Liturgie Gott zu Ehren gebetet und/oder gefeiert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In einem evangelischen oder auch katholischen Gottesdienst wird meist auch eine Predigt gehalten.
  2. „Der Gottesdienst war fast vorbei, und der Pfarrer hatte den Gläubigen bereits den Segen gespendet.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggottesdienst
  • gotesdienst
  • gotetsdienst
  • gottedsienst
  • gottesddienst
  • gottesdeinst
  • gottesdiennst
  • gottesdiensst
  • gottesdienstt
  • gottesdients
  • gottesdiesnt
  • gottesdinest
  • gottesidenst
  • gottessdienst
  • gottsedienst
  • gtotesdienst
  • ogttesdienst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggottesdienst1gotesdienst1gotetsdienst2gottedsienst2gottesddienst1gottesdeinst2gottesdiennst1gottesdiensst1
Edit distance from "Gottesdienst"

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 "Gottesdienst"?
"Gottesdienst" is spelled G-O-T-T-E-S-D-I-E-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔtəsˌdiːnst].
What does "Gottesdienst" mean?
As a noun, "Gottesdienst" means: Zusammenkunft von Gläubigen, wobei nach einer Liturgie Gott zu Ehren gebetet und/oder gefeiert wird
What words are commonly confused with "Gottesdienst"?
"Gottesdienst" is commonly confused with "Gottesdienste", "Gottesdienstes", "Gottesdiensten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gottesdienst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gottesdienst" is [ˈɡɔtəsˌdiːnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gottesdienst" come from?
"Gottesdienst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list