Geschichte

\ɡə.ˈʃɪç.tə\

/\ɡə.ˈʃɪç.tə\/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschichte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,709
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Histoire, récit d'actions et d'événements.

Corpus desk

Index FR-geschichte · Geschichte · French

Geschichte · rank #33,709 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,709
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Germany

Nearest frequency peer: Germany (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Geschichte »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Geschichte » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschichte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡə.ˈʃɪç.tə\
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,709
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Geschichte »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Geschichtese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Germany » (#33,708), « giga » (#33,710), « German » (#33,707). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Geschichte » est au #33,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Geschichte (IPA \ɡə.ˈʃɪç.tə\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,709 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschichte, with forms such as "egschichte", "gecshichte", and "gescchichte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Geschichte, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Histoire, récit d'actions et d'événements.
  2. 2
    Histoire, la science humaine ou discipline.
  3. 3
    Histoire, sujet, affaire, souvent désagréable.
  4. 4
    Histoire, récit, aventure, conte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das hat auch mit der gemeinsamen Geschichte zu tun, in deren Verlauf – russisch-iranische Kriege vom 17. bis 19. Jahrhundert – das zaristische Russland immer wieder iranisches Territorium abzwacken konnte.
  2. Nur drei Jahre ist es her, da verkörperte Boris Johnson die Zukunft. Jetzt ist er Geschichte. Und seine Partei fragt sich, was da schiefgelaufen ist.

Synonyms

ErzählungHistoriographie

Antonyms

GeschichtslosigkeitZukunft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschichte
  • gecshichte
  • gescchichte
  • geschcihte
  • geschhichte
  • geschicchte
  • geschichet
  • geschichhte
  • geschichtte
  • geschicthe
  • geschihcte
  • gescihchte
  • geshcichte
  • gesschichte
  • ggeschichte
  • gsechichte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geschichte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egschichte2gecshichte2gescchichte1geschcihte2geschhichte1geschicchte1geschichet2geschichhte1
Edit distance from "Geschichte"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geschichte"?
"Geschichte" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡə.ˈʃɪç.tə\.
What does "Geschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Geschichte" means: Histoire, récit d'actions et d'événements.
What are common misspellings of "Geschichte"?
Common misspellings include "egschichte", "gecshichte", "gescchichte", "geschcihte", "geschhichte". The correct spelling is "Geschichte".
How do you pronounce "Geschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschichte" is \ɡə.ˈʃɪç.tə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschichte" come from?
"Geschichte" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list