geisha

/ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/

//ˈɡeɪ.ʃə// noun

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"geisha" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“geisha” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,937
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-geisha · geisha · English

geisha · rank #37,937 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,937
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gaylord

Nearest frequency peer: Gaylord (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “geisha”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “geisha” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

geisha vs Geist
50% similar

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

Key facts for geisha
PropertyValue
Headwordgeisha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,937
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “geisha”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).geishalands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Gaylord” (#37,936), “gelato” (#37,938), “Gaon” (#37,935). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “geisha” is #37,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around geisha (IPA /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,937 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for geisha, with forms such as "egisha", "geihsa", and "geisah". 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, "Geist", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”). The correct English form is geisha, spelled G-E-I-S-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

Synonyms

geisha girlgeikomaiko

This word in other languages

geisha(Français)Geisha(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egisha
  • geihsa
  • geisah
  • geishha
  • geissha
  • gesiha
  • ggeisha
  • giesha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egisha2geihsa2geisah2geishha1geissha1gesiha2ggeisha1giesha2
Edit distance from "geisha"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geisha"?
"geisha" is spelled G-E-I-S-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/.
What does "geisha" mean?
As a noun, "geisha" means: A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
What words are commonly confused with "geisha"?
"geisha" is commonly confused with "Geist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geisha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geisha" is /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "geisha"?
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geisha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 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