gastfreundlich

[ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]

/[ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“gastfreundlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,342 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#55,342
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - freundlich und aufmerksam zu Gästen

Key facts for gastfreundlich
PropertyValue
Headwordgastfreundlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gastfreundlich” 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). gastfreundlich lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gastfreundlich is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,342 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "freundlich und aufmerksam zu Gästen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gastfreundlich, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gastfreundlich, spelled G-A-S-T-F-R-E-U-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    freundlich und aufmerksam zu Gästen

Synonyms

gastfreigastlichgeselligoffenwirtlich

Antonyms

fremdenfeindlichunfreundlich

This word in other languages

hospitable(English)hospitalario(Español)hospitalier(Français)hospitaleiro(Português)

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 "gastfreundlich"?
"gastfreundlich" is spelled G-A-S-T-F-R-E-U-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç].
What does "gastfreundlich" mean?
As an adjective, "gastfreundlich" means: freundlich und aufmerksam zu Gästen
How do you pronounce "gastfreundlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gastfreundlich" is [ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gastfreundlich" come from?
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Using “gastfreundlich”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-S-T-F-R-E-U-N-D-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡastˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list