Gastland

[ˈɡastˌlant]

/[ˈɡastˌlant]/ noun

The verdict

“Gastland” is uncommon German (frequency #53,709 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,709
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Land, das bei einer internationalen Veranstaltung (z.B. einer Messe) zu Gast ist und sich besonders präsentiert

Key facts for Gastland
PropertyValue
HeadwordGastland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡastˌlant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gastland” 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). Gastland 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

Gastland is uncommon German at frequency #53,709 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡastˌlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Gastland in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Gastland, spelled G-A-S-T-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land, das bei einer internationalen Veranstaltung (z.B. einer Messe) zu Gast ist und sich besonders präsentiert
  2. 2
    das Land, in dem sich ein Ausländer als Besucher (für kurze Zeit) aufhält

This word in other languages

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 "Gastland"?
"Gastland" is spelled G-A-S-T-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡastˌlant].
What does "Gastland" mean?
As a noun, "Gastland" means: Land, das bei einer internationalen Veranstaltung (z.B. einer Messe) zu Gast ist und sich besonders präsentiert
How do you pronounce "Gastland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gastland" is [ˈɡastˌlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gastland" come from?
"Gastland" 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 “Gastland”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-S-T-L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡastˌlant] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list