Gammelfleisch
[ˈɡaml̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
The verdict
“Gammelfleisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verdorbenes, nicht für den menschlichen Verzehr geeignetes und illegal wieder in den Handel gebrachtes Fleisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-gammelfleisch · Gammelfleisch · German
Gammelfleisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Gammelfleisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaml̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gammelfleisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gammelfleisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaml̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verdorbenes, nicht für den menschlichen Verzehr geeignetes und illegal wieder in den Handel gebrachtes Fleisch".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gammelfleisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gammelfleisch, spelled G-A-M-M-E-L-F-L-E-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1verdorbenes, nicht für den menschlichen Verzehr geeignetes und illegal wieder in den Handel gebrachtes Fleisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gammelfleisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Menschen haben Angst vor dem Verzehr von Gammelfleisch.
„Gammelfleisch gesucht – In mehreren Bundesländern läuft Fahndung nach ‚gut abgehangenen‘ Lieferungen aus Gelsenkirchen“
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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.