gedankenverloren

[ɡəˈdaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌloːʁən]

/[ɡəˈdaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌloːʁən]/ adj

The verdict

“gedankenverloren” is uncommon German (frequency #91,634 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,634
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Gedanken versunken, mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedankenverloren · gedankenverloren · German

gedankenverloren · rank #91,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,634
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gebeichtet

Nearest frequency peer: gebeichtet (-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 „gedankenverloren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gedankenverloren
PropertyValue
Headwordgedankenverloren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌloːʁən]
Letters16
Frequency rank#91,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gedankenverloren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gedankenverlorenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gebeichtet“ (#91,633), „gedealt“ (#91,635), „Gassenhauer“ (#91,632). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedankenverloren“ bei #91,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gedankenverloren is uncommon German at frequency #91,634 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌloːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Gedanken versunken, mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache".

gedankenverloren has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gedankenverloren, spelled G-E-D-A-N-K-E-N-V-E-R-L-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Gedanken versunken, mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im Herbst des Altweibersommers steht der Gartler mitunter gedankenverloren in seinen Beeten, lässt den Blick streifen und sucht nach Gedanken.“

Synonyms

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 "gedankenverloren"?
"gedankenverloren" is spelled G-E-D-A-N-K-E-N-V-E-R-L-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌloːʁən].
What does "gedankenverloren" mean?
As an adjective, "gedankenverloren" means: in Gedanken versunken, mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache
How do you pronounce "gedankenverloren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedankenverloren" is [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌloːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedankenverloren" come from?
"gedankenverloren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list