Geest
German, noun/ɡeːst/
Geest is spelled G-E-E-S-T (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geest is a German feminine noun meaning “geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Eiszeit geprägte, trockene Landschaft in Norddeutschland, die oberhalb der Marsch liegt”.
What does Geest mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Eiszeit geprägte, trockene Landschaft in Norddeutschland, die oberhalb der Marsch liegt
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 Geest
- Geesten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geest?
- /ɡeːst/
- [ɡeːst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geest in German?
Geest appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).