Gummibärchen
[ˈɡʊmiˌbɛːɐ̯çən]
The verdict
“Gummibärchen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,594
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Süßigkeit aus einer weichen elastischen Masse in der Form eines bunten kleinen Bären
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gummibärchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʊmiˌbɛːɐ̯çən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #30,594 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gummibärchen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Gummibärchen (IPA [ˈɡʊmiˌbɛːɐ̯çən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,594 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Süßigkeit aus einer weichen elastischen Masse in der Form eines bunten kleinen Bären".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gummibärchen, with forms such as "ggummibärchen", "gmumibärchen", and "gumibärchen". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gummibärchen, spelled G-U-M-M-I-B-Ä-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Süßigkeit aus einer weichen elastischen Masse in der Form eines bunten kleinen Bären
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggummibärchen,gmumibärchen,gumibärchen,gumimbärchen,gummbiärchen,gummibbärchen,gummibrächen,gummibäcrhen,gummibärcchen,gummibärcehn,gummibärchenn,gummibärchhen,gummibärchne,gummibärhcen,gummibärrchen,gummiäbrchen,ugmmibärchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gummibärchen - 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.
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.
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Using “Gummibärchen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-M-M-I-B-Ä-R-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʊmiˌbɛːɐ̯çən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.