gängiger

[ˈɡɛŋɪɡɐ]

/[ˈɡɛŋɪɡɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“gängiger” is uncommon German (frequency #51,379 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,379
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

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

Key facts for gängiger
PropertyValue
Headwordgängiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡɛŋɪɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gängiger” 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). gängiger 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

gängiger is uncommon German at frequency #51,379 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɛŋɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gängiger, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gängiger, spelled G-Ä-N-G-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gängig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gängig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gängig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gängig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gängig

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-Ä-N-G-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡɛŋɪɡɐ] (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