gähnende

[ˈɡɛːnəndə]

/[ˈɡɛːnəndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gähnende” is uncommon German (frequency #73,575 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,575
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend

Key facts for gähnende
PropertyValue
Headwordgähnende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡɛːnəndə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gähnende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gähnende lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gähnende is uncommon German at frequency #73,575 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɛːnəndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gähnende, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gähnende, spelled G-Ä-H-N-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gähnende"?
"gähnende" is spelled G-Ä-H-N-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛːnəndə].
What does "gähnende" mean?
As an adjective, "gähnende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gähnend
How do you pronounce "gähnende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gähnende" is [ˈɡɛːnəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gähnende" come from?
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Using “gähnende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-Ä-H-N-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡɛːnəndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list