Geck

[ɡɛk]

/[ɡɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geck” is uncommon German (frequency #72,448 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,448
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein eitel herausgeputzter und eingebildeter Mann

Corpus desk

Index DE-geck · Geck · German

Geck · rank #72,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,448
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gardine

Nearest frequency peer: Gardine (-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 „Geck“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geck
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɛk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,448
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geck“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gardine“ (#72,447), „Gedeon“ (#72,449), „Ganter“ (#72,446). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geck“ bei #72,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geck is uncommon German at frequency #72,448 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein eitel herausgeputzter und eingebildeter Mann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Geck in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 Geck, spelled G-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein eitel herausgeputzter und eingebildeter Mann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zierstock und gebauschte Krawatte verrieten einen Gecken.
  2. „Henry Drummond erzählt von einem seiner schwarzen Träger in Afrika, einem Gecken, der keine Lasten auf seinem Kopf tragen wollte, um seine kostbare Frisur nicht zu verderben.“

Synonyms

BeauLaffeModegeckModenarrStutzer

Antonyms

Bescheidener

This word in other languages

peacock(English)gandin(Français)

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 "Geck"?
"Geck" is spelled G-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɛk].
What does "Geck" mean?
As a noun, "Geck" means: ein eitel herausgeputzter und eingebildeter Mann
How do you pronounce "Geck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geck" is [ɡɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geck" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elin#72,358icke#72,561ecce#72,324kala#72,585

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list