gant

[ɡɑ̃]

/[ɡɑ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“gant” is uncommon German (frequency #83,988 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,988
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Handschuh

Corpus desk

Index DE-gant · gant · German

gant · rank #83,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,988
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fütterte

Nearest frequency peer: fütterte (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gant“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gant“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gant
PropertyValue
Headwordgant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɑ̃]
Letters4
Frequency rank#83,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gant“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gantfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fütterte“ (#83,986), „Garagentor“ (#83,990), „Futtermitteln“ (#83,985). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gant“ bei #83,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gant is uncommon German at frequency #83,988 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Handschuh".

Zero misspellings are on record for gant in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gant, spelled G-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Handschuh

This word in other languages

glove(English)

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 "gant"?
"gant" is spelled G-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɑ̃].
What does "gant" mean?
As a noun, "gant" means: der Handschuh
How do you pronounce "gant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gant" is [ɡɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gant" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

huan#84,118ICEs#84,129IKRK#84,130loro#84,261

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list