Gastgeschenk

[ˈɡastɡəˌʃɛŋk]

/[ˈɡastɡəˌʃɛŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gastgeschenk” is uncommon German (frequency #75,672 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,672
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Geschenk, das der Gast seinem Gastgeber überreicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gastgeschenk · Gastgeschenk · German

Gastgeschenk · rank #75,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,672
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gasmasken

Nearest frequency peer: Gasmasken (-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 „Gastgeschenk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gastgeschenk
PropertyValue
HeadwordGastgeschenk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡastɡəˌʃɛŋk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gastgeschenk“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gastgeschenkfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gasmasken“ (#75,671), „Gebetbuch“ (#75,673), „Gangschaltung“ (#75,670). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gastgeschenk“ bei #75,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gastgeschenk is uncommon German at frequency #75,672 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡastɡəˌʃɛŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gastgeschenk, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gastgeschenk, spelled G-A-S-T-G-E-S-C-H-E-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Geschenk, das der Gast seinem Gastgeber überreicht
  2. 2
    ein Geschenk, das der Gastgeber seinem Gast überreicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Meine Eltern überlegen, was sie Maika als Gastgeschenk mitnehmen sollen.“
  2. „Man begrüßte sich herzlich, Tom übergab ein kleines Gastgeschenk, und aus der Küche trat Emely, eine schlanke, wache Frau in legerer Kleidung.“

This word in other languages

agasajo(Español)

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 "Gastgeschenk"?
"Gastgeschenk" is spelled G-A-S-T-G-E-S-C-H-E-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡastɡəˌʃɛŋk].
What does "Gastgeschenk" mean?
As a noun, "Gastgeschenk" means: ein Geschenk, das der Gast seinem Gastgeber überreicht
How do you pronounce "Gastgeschenk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gastgeschenk" is [ˈɡastɡəˌʃɛŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gastgeschenk" come from?
"Gastgeschenk" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gefriertruhe#75,678fortwährende#75,652Generalstabs#75,693Filmemachern#75,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list