gut

[ɡuːt]

/[ɡuːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“gut” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #89) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#89
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gut · gut · German

gut · rank #89 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #89
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH vom

Nearest frequency peer: vom (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gut”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gut” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

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

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

Key facts for gut
PropertyValue
Headwordgut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡuːt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#89
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “gut” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gutliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „vom“ (#88), „gibt“ (#90), „unter“ (#87). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for gut is neighbouring look-alikes ("GV", "gz", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ɡuːt]. Frequency #89 among 5,117 “G” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gut, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GV", "gz", "guy", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gut, spelled G-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen
  2. 2
    vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen
  3. 3
    vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen
  4. 4
    eine Schulnote
  5. 5
    eine Schulnote
  6. 6
    eine Schulnote
  7. 7
    mit Zahl- oder Maßangaben: reichlich bemessen, etwas mehr als angegeben
  8. 8
    jemandem freundlich gesinnt, jemandem zugetan
  9. 9
    für besonders feierliche Anlässe gedacht
  10. 10
    ohne größere Mühen zu erledigen, leicht machbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es geht mir gut.
  2. Das hast du gut gemacht!

Synonyms

schönfeinO. K.okaywohlGut

Antonyms

schlechtnegativböseübelknapp

This word in other languages

good(English)bueno(Español)bon(Français)bom(Português)

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 "gut"?
"gut" is spelled G-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡuːt].
What does "gut" mean?
As an adjective, "gut" means: vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen
What words are commonly confused with "gut"?
"gut" is commonly confused with "GV", "gz", "guy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gut" is [ɡuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gut" come from?
"gut" 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 "gut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vom#88bin#86uns#85ihr#72

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list