geballter

[ɡəˈbaltɐ]

/[ɡəˈbaltɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“geballter” is uncommon German (frequency #88,966 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,966
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt

Key facts for geballter
PropertyValue
Headwordgeballter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈbaltɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geballter” 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). geballter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geballter is uncommon German at frequency #88,966 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈbaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

geballter has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geballter, spelled G-E-B-A-L-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt

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 "geballter"?
"geballter" is spelled G-E-B-A-L-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbaltɐ].
What does "geballter" mean?
As an adjective, "geballter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt
How do you pronounce "geballter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geballter" is [ɡəˈbaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geballter" come from?
"geballter" 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 “geballter”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-B-A-L-L-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈbaltɐ] (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