# Gretchen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/ · frequency rank #26,447

## Definitions
1. A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
2. Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.

## Common misspellings (13)
`gertchen`, `ggretchen`, `grecthen`, `gretcchen`, `gretcehn`, `gretchenn`, `gretchhen`, `gretchne`, `grethcen`, `grettchen`, `grretchen`, `grtechen`, `rgetchen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gretchen