gun

[ɡʌn]

/[ɡʌn]/ noun

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The verdict

“gun” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #20,283) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#20,283
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feuerwaffe, Schusswaffe

Corpus desk

Index DE-gun · gun · German

gun · rank #20,283 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,283
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hagel

Nearest frequency peer: Hagel (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „gun“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „gun“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

gun vs GV
0% similar
gun vs gz
33% similar
gun vs gut
67% similar

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

Key facts for gun
PropertyValue
Headwordgun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʌn]
Letters3
Frequency rank#20,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „gun“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gunliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hagel“ (#20,284), „Gotteshaus“ (#20,281), „Hameln“ (#20,285). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gun“ bei #20,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for gun is neighbouring look-alikes ("GV", "gz", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ɡʌn]. Frequency #20,283 among 5,117 “G” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for gun in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GV", "gz", "gut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gun, spelled G-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feuerwaffe, Schusswaffe
  2. 2
    nur Einzahl: Startsignal für ein Rennen
  3. 3
    Pistole, Spritze (ein Werkzeug, welches eine Substanz injiziert)
  4. 4
    eine Person, die eine Sportwaffe als Mitglied einer Gruppe benutzt
  5. 5
    US umgangssprachlich: eine Person mit einer Feuerwaffe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Each carried a gun under his arm, and a well-bred Irish water-spaniel followed close upon their heels."
  2. Wait for the gun!

Synonyms

firearmcannon

This word in other languages

arme à feu(Français)

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 "gun"?
"gun" is spelled G-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʌn].
What does "gun" mean?
As a noun, "gun" means: Feuerwaffe, Schusswaffe
What words are commonly confused with "gun"?
"gun" is commonly confused with "GV", "gz", "gut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gun" is [ɡʌn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gun" come from?
"gun" 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 "gun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eco#20,222mMn#20,344Mol#20,347MRT#20,350

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list