Ganter

[ˈɡantɐ]

/[ˈɡantɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ganter” is uncommon German (frequency #72,446 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,446
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - norddeutsch: männliche Gans

Corpus desk

Index DE-ganter · Ganter · German

Ganter · rank #72,446 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,446
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fürsorgepflic…

Nearest frequency peer: Fürsorgepflicht (-1 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 „Ganter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ganter
PropertyValue
HeadwordGanter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡantɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ganter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ganterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fürsorgepflicht“ (#72,445), „Gardine“ (#72,447), „Geck“ (#72,448). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Ganter“ bei #72,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ganter is uncommon German at frequency #72,446 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡantɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "norddeutsch: männliche Gans".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ganter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ganter, spelled G-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    norddeutsch: männliche Gans

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ganter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Und Martin bat mich, zu dem Ganter oben am Hang zu gehen und zu versuchen, ihn in Richtung der kleinen Umzäunung zu treiben.“
  2. „Der Ganter eilte näher in nicht zu hemmender Eile…“

Synonyms

GänserichGanserGanauser

This word in other languages

gander(English)jars(Français)

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gedeon#72,449Geneva#72,459folger#72,422Filmer#72,407

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list