Gefahrenzone

[ɡəˈfaːʁənˌt͡soːnə]

/[ɡəˈfaːʁənˌt͡soːnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Gefahrenzone” is uncommon German (frequency #65,254 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,254
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebiet oder Umgebung erhöhter Gefahr

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefahrenzone · Gefahrenzone · German

Gefahrenzone · rank #65,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,254
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geeilt

Nearest frequency peer: geeilt (-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 „Gefahrenzone“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gefahrenzone
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefahrenzone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfaːʁənˌt͡soːnə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gefahrenzone“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geeilt“ (#65,253), „gefesselten“ (#65,255), „geduldiger“ (#65,252). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefahrenzone“ bei #65,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gefahrenzone is uncommon German at frequency #65,254 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfaːʁənˌt͡soːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebiet oder Umgebung erhöhter Gefahr".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gefahrenzone in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gefahrenzone, spelled G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N-Z-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebiet oder Umgebung erhöhter Gefahr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie näherten sich der Gefahrenzone.
  2. „Von damals her stammen die Entfremdung und das Misstrauen, die den Subkontinent bis heute prägen und zu einer geopolitischen Gefahrenzone machen.“

Synonyms

GefahrenbereichGefahrengebiet

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 "Gefahrenzone"?
"Gefahrenzone" is spelled G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N-Z-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfaːʁənˌt͡soːnə].
What does "Gefahrenzone" mean?
As a noun, "Gefahrenzone" means: Gebiet oder Umgebung erhöhter Gefahr
How do you pronounce "Gefahrenzone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefahrenzone" is [ɡəˈfaːʁənˌt͡soːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefahrenzone" come from?
"Gefahrenzone" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list