gähnt

[ɡɛːnt]

/[ɡɛːnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gähnt” is uncommon German (frequency #69,313 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,313
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gähnen

Key facts for gähnt
PropertyValue
Headwordgähnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡɛːnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gähnt” 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). gähnt lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

gähnt is uncommon German at frequency #69,313 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡɛːnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gähnt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gähnt, spelled G-Ä-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gähnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gähnen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gähnen

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 "gähnt"?
"gähnt" is spelled G-Ä-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɛːnt].
What does "gähnt" mean?
As a verb, "gähnt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gähnen
How do you pronounce "gähnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gähnt" is [ɡɛːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gähnt" come from?
"gähnt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gähnt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-Ä-H-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡɛːnt] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list