geeignet
German, adjective[ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]
geeignet is spelled G-E-E-I-G-N-E-T (8 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geeignet is a German adjective meaning “suitable, appropriate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of eignen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für…”.
What does geeignet mean in English?
adjective
- 1
suitable, appropriate
Dieses Spiel ist nicht für sehr kleine Kinder geeignet.
- 2
convenient
verb
- 1
past participle of eignen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für etwas; für/zu etwas bestimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of geeignet
- geeigneter masculine nominative singular
- am geeignetsten superlative
- geeignete feminine nominative singular
- geeignetes neuter nominative singular
- geeigneten genitive masculine singular
- geeignetem dative masculine singular
- der geeignete definite includes-article masculine
- die geeignete definite feminine includes-article
- das geeignete definite includes-article neuter
- die geeigneten definite includes-article nominative
- des geeigneten definite genitive includes-article
- der geeigneten definite feminine genitive
- dem geeigneten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce geeignet?
- [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to geeignet
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is geeignet in German?
geeignet appears 33 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).