gutem
[ˈɡuːtəm]
The verdict
“gutem” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,125
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gutem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡuːtəm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,125 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gutem” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around gutem (IPA [ˈɡuːtəm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,125 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gutem, with forms such as "ggutem", "gtuem", and "guetm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "guts", "guten", "gutes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gutem, spelled G-U-T-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggutem
- gtuem
- guetm
- gutemm
- gutme
- guttem
- ugtem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gutem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “gutem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-T-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡuːtəm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “guts” - see the side-by-side comparison. gutem vs guts
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.