Galgenfrist
[ˈɡalɡn̩ˌfʁɪst]
The verdict
“Galgenfrist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist kurze) Zeit bis zu einen wichtigen oder auch unangenehmen Ereignis
Corpus desk
Index DE-galgenfrist · Galgenfrist · German
Galgenfrist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Galgenfrist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌfʁɪst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Galgenfrist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Galgenfrist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌfʁɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist kurze) Zeit bis zu einen wichtigen oder auch unangenehmen Ereignis".
Zero misspellings are on record for Galgenfrist in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Galgenfrist, spelled G-A-L-G-E-N-F-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1(meist kurze) Zeit bis zu einen wichtigen oder auch unangenehmen Ereignis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Galgenfrist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bis zur Prüfung hat er nur noch eine Galgenfrist von wenigen Wochen.
„Dem Herrn S. und seinen »Angestellten« war auch diese Galgenfrist natürlich noch zu kurz.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.