Gourmet

[ɡʊʁˈmeː]

/[ɡʊʁˈmeː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gourmet” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,160
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die gerne gut zubereitete, raffinierte Speisen isst und deren Güte beurteilen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-gourmet · Gourmet · German

Gourmet · rank #29,160 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,160
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gottesdienstes

Nearest frequency peer: Gottesdienstes (-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 „Gourmet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gourmet“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gourmet
PropertyValue
HeadwordGourmet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʊʁˈmeː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,160
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gourmet“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gourmetliegt 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: „Gottesdienstes“ (#29,159), „Grenoble“ (#29,161), „gleichzeitigen“ (#29,158). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gourmet“ bei #29,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gourmet (IPA [ɡʊʁˈmeː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,160 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die gerne gut zubereitete, raffinierte Speisen isst und deren Güte beurteilen kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gourmet, with forms such as "ggourmet", "gorumet", and "goumret". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gourmet, spelled G-O-U-R-M-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die gerne gut zubereitete, raffinierte Speisen isst und deren Güte beurteilen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Schließlich legte Chabrol, der Gourmet, Genießer und Rotweinkenner, seine Drehorte stets in die Nähe von zwei, drei hervorragenden Restaurants.“
  2. „Ob Vierländer Ente, Linsensuppe mit Räucheraal und pochiertem Wachtelei oder karamelisierter Ziegenkäse mit Walnußpesto und Kräuterbrot, für Gourmets blieb kein Wunsch offen.“

Synonyms

Feinschmecker

This word in other languages

gourmet(English)gourmet(Español)gourmet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggourmet
  • gorumet
  • goumret
  • gouremt
  • gourmett
  • gourmmet
  • gourmte
  • gourrmet
  • guormet
  • ogurmet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggourmet1gorumet2goumret2gouremt2gourmett1gourmmet1gourmte2gourrmet1
Edit distance from "Gourmet"

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 "Gourmet"?
"Gourmet" is spelled G-O-U-R-M-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʊʁˈmeː].
What does "Gourmet" mean?
As a noun, "Gourmet" means: Person, die gerne gut zubereitete, raffinierte Speisen isst und deren Güte beurteilen kann
What are common misspellings of "Gourmet"?
Common misspellings include "ggourmet", "gorumet", "goumret", "gouremt", "gourmett". The correct spelling is "Gourmet".
How do you pronounce "Gourmet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gourmet" is [ɡʊʁˈmeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gourmet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list