gastrointestinal

[ˌɡastʁoʔɪntɛstiˈnaːl]

/[ˌɡastʁoʔɪntɛstiˈnaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“gastrointestinal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Magen und Darm betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gastrointestinal · gastrointestinal · German

gastrointestinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gastrointestinal
PropertyValue
Headwordgastrointestinal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɡastʁoʔɪntɛstiˈnaːl]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gastrointestinal“ im Deutschen

gastrointestinalsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gastrointestinal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɡastʁoʔɪntɛstiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Magen und Darm betreffend".

gastrointestinal has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gastrointestinal, spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Magen und Darm betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schon die Straßennamen in Brüssel verheißen Gutes und verkünden gastrointestinale Herausforderungen: Marché aux Fromages oder flämisch Kaasmarkt, Rue Bouchers, Rue du Marché aux Poulets oder Kiekenmarkt etc.
  2. Bei derlei Symptomen handelt es sich oft um „funktionelle gastrointestinale Störungen“ (FGIS), zu denen unter anderem Reizmagen und Reizdarm-Syndrom gehören.

Synonyms

Magen-Darm-

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gastrointestinal"?
"gastrointestinal" is spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡastʁoʔɪntɛstiˈnaːl].
What does "gastrointestinal" mean?
As an adjective, "gastrointestinal" means: Magen und Darm betreffend
How do you pronounce "gastrointestinal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gastrointestinal" is [ˌɡastʁoʔɪntɛstiˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gastrointestinal" come from?
"gastrointestinal" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list