Gesellschaft

Name: Gesellschaft, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/

//ɡəˈzɛlʃaft// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Gesellschaft” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,940
frequency rank, English: 2,313
“G” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hypothetical mode of society, made up of self-serving individuals linked by impersonal ties; as opposed to Gemeinschaft.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gesellschaft · Gesellschaft · English

Gesellschaft · rank #45,940 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,940
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 2,313
PHOTO-FINISH gentlemanly

Nearest frequency peer: gentlemanly (-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.

gatehouse

54,064
gentlemanly

54,062
Gesellschaft

54,061
Gillett

54,060
Giordano

54,059
gloat

54,058

What this shows “Gesellschaft” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for Gesellschaft
Property	Value
Headword	Gesellschaft
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#45,940
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Gesellschaft”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Gesellschaftlands here:

#45,940

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “gentlemanly” (#45,939), “Gillett” (#45,941), “Giordano” (#45,942). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Gesellschaft” is #45,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Gesellschaft (IPA /ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,940 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A hypothetical mode of society, made up of self-serving individuals linked by impersonal ties; as opposed to Gemeinschaft.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gesellschaft, with forms such as "egsellschaft", "geesllschaft", and "gesellcshaft". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Gesellschaft, from Geselle + -schaft. Compare to English gemeinschaft. The correct English form is Gesellschaft, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

1
A hypothetical mode of society, made up of self-serving individuals linked by impersonal ties; as opposed to Gemeinschaft.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Seven years later, Hernández wrote a Return of Martín Fierro in which the Gaucho sells out: assimilates back into Christian society, gives up his freedom for the kind of constitutional Gesellschaft being pushed in those days by Buenos Aires.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gesellschaft, from Geselle + -schaft. Compare to English gemeinschaft.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egsellschaft
geesllschaft
gesellcshaft
gesellscahft
gesellscchaft
gesellschafft
gesellschaftt
gesellschatf
gesellschfat
gesellschhaft
gesellshcaft
gesellsschaft
geselschaft
geselslchaft
geslelschaft
gessellschaft
ggesellschaft
gseellschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Gesellschaft"

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 "Gesellschaft"?

"Gesellschaft" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/.

What does "Gesellschaft" mean?

As a noun, "Gesellschaft" means: A hypothetical mode of society, made up of self-serving individuals linked by impersonal ties; as opposed to Gemeinschaft.

What are common misspellings of "Gesellschaft"?

Common misspellings include "egsellschaft", "geesllschaft", "gesellcshaft", "gesellscahft", "gesellscchaft". The correct spelling is "Gesellschaft".

How do you pronounce "Gesellschaft"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesellschaft" is /ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/. 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 "Gesellschaft"?

Borrowed from German Gesellschaft, from Geselle + -schaft. Compare to English gemeinschaft. 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 "Gesellschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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