# gert

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɡɝːt/ · frequency rank #46,483

## Definitions
1. big

## Etymology
From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

## Easily confused with
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gr)
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-get)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-got)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gut)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gst)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-git)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gre)
- **GRU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gru)
- **GTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gtr)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gro)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gor)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-grr)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-grt)
- **girl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-girl)
- **gets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gets)
- **gift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gift)
- **goat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-goat)
- **guru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-guru)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-gore)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gert-vs-grit)

## Common misspellings (5)
`egrt`, `gerrt`, `gertt`, `getr`, `ggert`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gert