gefällst

[ɡəˈfɛlst]

/[ɡəˈfɛlst]/ verb

The verdict

“gefällst” is uncommon German (frequency #65,259 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,259
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefallst · gefällst · German

gefällst · rank #65,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,259
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefunkt

Nearest frequency peer: gefunkt (-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 „gefällst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gefällst
PropertyValue
Headwordgefällst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈfɛlst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gefällst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gefällstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gefunkt“ (#65,258), „Gegenbeweis“ (#65,260), „gefriert“ (#65,257). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefällst“ bei #65,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gefällst is uncommon German at frequency #65,259 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈfɛlst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefallen".

gefällst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gefällst, spelled G-E-F-Ä-L-L-S-T.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefallen

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 "gefällst"?
"gefällst" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-L-L-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfɛlst].
What does "gefällst" mean?
As a verb, "gefällst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefallen
How do you pronounce "gefällst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefällst" is [ɡəˈfɛlst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefällst" come from?
"gefällst" 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 "gefällst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list