Gutmenschen

[ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃn̩]

/[ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gutmenschen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,279
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gutmensch

Corpus desk

Index DE-gutmenschen · Gutmenschen · German

Gutmenschen · rank #18,279 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,279
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH heimliche

Nearest frequency peer: heimliche (+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 „Gutmenschen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gutmenschen“ 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).

Gutmenschen vs Gutmensch
82% similar

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

Key facts for Gutmenschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGutmenschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,279
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gutmenschen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gutmenschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heimliche“ (#18,280), „hohl“ (#18,281), „holländischen“ (#18,282). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gutmenschen“ bei #18,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Gutmenschen (IPA [ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,279 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gutmenschen, with forms such as "ggutmenschen", "gtumenschen", and "gumtenschen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gutmensch", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gutmenschen, spelled G-U-T-M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gutmensch
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gutmensch
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Gutmensch
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gutmensch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gutmensch
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gutmensch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gutmensch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggutmenschen
  • gtumenschen
  • gumtenschen
  • gutemnschen
  • gutmencshen
  • gutmennschen
  • gutmenscchen
  • gutmenscehn
  • gutmenschenn
  • gutmenschhen
  • gutmenschne
  • gutmenshcen
  • gutmensschen
  • gutmesnchen
  • gutmmenschen
  • gutmneschen
  • guttmenschen
  • ugtmenschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gutmenschen - 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.

ggutmenschen1gtumenschen2gumtenschen2gutemnschen2gutmencshen2gutmennschen1gutmenscchen1gutmenscehn2
Edit distance from "Gutmenschen"

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 "Gutmenschen"?
"Gutmenschen" is spelled G-U-T-M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃn̩].
What does "Gutmenschen" mean?
As a noun, "Gutmenschen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gutmensch
What words are commonly confused with "Gutmenschen"?
"Gutmenschen" is commonly confused with "Gutmensch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gutmenschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gutmenschen" is [ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gutmenschen" come from?
"Gutmenschen" 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 "Gutmenschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ideologisch#18,288gewaltsamen#18,269geschmissen#18,267Gedankengut#18,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

ernsthaften18 variantseinzubringen18 variantsObjektivität18 variantsDolmetscher18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list