Geest

[ɡeːst]

/[ɡeːst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geest” is uncommon German (frequency #60,596 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,596
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Eiszeit geprägte, trockene Landschaft in Norddeutschland, die oberhalb der Marsch liegt

Key facts for Geest
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡeːst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geest” 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). Geest lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Geest is uncommon German at frequency #60,596 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡeːst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Eiszeit geprägte, trockene Landschaft in Norddeutschland, die oberhalb der Marsch liegt".

Geest doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geest, spelled G-E-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Eiszeit geprägte, trockene Landschaft in Norddeutschland, die oberhalb der Marsch liegt

Synonyms

MoräneSander

This word in other languages

Geest(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 "Geest"?
"Geest" is spelled G-E-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeːst].
What does "Geest" mean?
As a noun, "Geest" means: in der Eiszeit geprägte, trockene Landschaft in Norddeutschland, die oberhalb der Marsch liegt
How do you pronounce "Geest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geest" is [ɡeːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geest" come from?
"Geest" 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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Using “Geest”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡeːst] (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