ganztags

[ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks]

/[ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks]/ adv

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The verdict

“ganztags” is uncommon German (frequency #57,006 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,006
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen ganzen Tag dauernd, einen ganzen Tag lang

Key facts for ganztags
PropertyValue
Headwordganztags
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ganztags” 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). ganztags lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ganztags is uncommon German at frequency #57,006 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen ganzen Tag dauernd, einen ganzen Tag lang".

ganztags has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ganztags, spelled G-A-N-Z-T-A-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen ganzen Tag dauernd, einen ganzen Tag lang

Synonyms

ganztägig

Antonyms

halbtags

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 "ganztags"?
"ganztags" is spelled G-A-N-Z-T-A-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks].
What does "ganztags" mean?
As an adverb, "ganztags" means: einen ganzen Tag dauernd, einen ganzen Tag lang
How do you pronounce "ganztags"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganztags" is [ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganztags" come from?
"ganztags" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ganztags”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-N-Z-T-A-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡant͡sˌtaːks] (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