Gretel

[ˈɡʁeːtl̩]

/[ˈɡʁeːtl̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Gretel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,578
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-gretel · Gretel · German

Gretel · rank #25,578 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,578
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gliedern

Nearest frequency peer: gliedern (-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 „Gretel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gretel“ 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).

Gretel vs Gürtel
67% similar
Gretel vs Greven
67% similar
Gretel vs grusel
50% similar

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

Key facts for Gretel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGretel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡʁeːtl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,578
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gretel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gretelliegt 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: „gliedern“ (#25,577), „grotesk“ (#25,579), „glamour“ (#25,576). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gretel“ bei #25,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gretel (IPA [ˈɡʁeːtl̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,578 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gretel, with forms such as "gertel", "ggretel", and "greetl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Gürtel", "Greven", "grusel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gretel, spelled G-R-E-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tante Gretel wohnt in Berlin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gertel
  • ggretel
  • greetl
  • gretell
  • gretle
  • grettel
  • grretel
  • grteel
  • rgetel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gertel2ggretel1greetl2gretell1gretle2grettel1grretel1grteel2
Edit distance from "Gretel"

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 "Gretel"?
"Gretel" is spelled G-R-E-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁeːtl̩].
What does "Gretel" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gretel" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Gretel"?
"Gretel" is commonly confused with "Gürtel", "Greven", "grusel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gretel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gretel" is [ˈɡʁeːtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gretel" come from?
"Gretel" 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 "Gretel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Genies#25,567herauf#25,589Gaumen#25,560Galgen#25,558

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list