Gedeck

[ɡəˈdɛk]

/[ɡəˈdɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gedeck” is uncommon German (frequency #65,251 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,251
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausstattung eines Essplatzes mit Geschirr, Besteck, Gläsern und Dekoration

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedeck · Gedeck · German

Gedeck · rank #65,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,251
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gedanklichen

Nearest frequency peer: gedanklichen (-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 „Gedeck“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gedeck
PropertyValue
HeadwordGedeck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈdɛk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gedeck“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gedanklichen“ (#65,250), „geduldiger“ (#65,252), „Gebäudeteile“ (#65,249). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gedeck“ bei #65,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gedeck is uncommon German at frequency #65,251 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈdɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gedeck, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gedeck, spelled G-E-D-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausstattung eines Essplatzes mit Geschirr, Besteck, Gläsern und Dekoration
  2. 2
    eine Kombination zweier alkoholischer Getränke, Kurzform von Herrengedeck
  3. 3
    trockenes Gedeck: Preisangabe einer Verpflegung ohne Getränke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Buch beschreibt das richtige Gedeck für jeden Tisch.
  2. Im Ausland zahlt man im Restaurant häufig auch für das Gedeck.

This word in other languages

cover(English)couvert(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 "Gedeck"?
"Gedeck" is spelled G-E-D-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛk].
What does "Gedeck" mean?
As a noun, "Gedeck" means: Ausstattung eines Essplatzes mit Geschirr, Besteck, Gläsern und Dekoration
How do you pronounce "Gedeck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gedeck" is [ɡəˈdɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gedeck" come from?
"Gedeck" 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 "Gedeck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geeilt#65,253gelobe#65,267Freyer#65,232Getier#65,284

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list