Gustl

[ˈɡʊstl̩]

/[ˈɡʊstl̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Gustl” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,235
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gustl · Gustl · German

Gustl · rank #43,235 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,235
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grütze

Nearest frequency peer: Grütze (-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 „Gustl“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gustl“ 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).

Gustl vs gut
40% similar
Gustl vs gute
40% similar
Gustl vs guts
40% similar

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

Key facts for Gustl
PropertyValue
HeadwordGustl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡʊstl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,235
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gustl“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gustlliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grütze“ (#43,234), „Halbzeitpause“ (#43,236), „hamburgischen“ (#43,237). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gustl“ bei #43,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gustl (IPA [ˈɡʊstl̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,235 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gustl, with forms such as "ggustl", "gsutl", and "guslt". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gut", "gute", "guts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gustl, spelled G-U-S-T-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Am kommenden Wochenende fährt Gustl mit ihren Söhnen an den Wörthersee.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggustl
  • gsutl
  • guslt
  • gusstl
  • gustll
  • gusttl
  • gutsl
  • ugstl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gustl - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggustl1gsutl2guslt2gusstl1gustll1gusttl1gutsl2ugstl2
Edit distance from "Gustl"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list