Gefasel

[ɡəˈfaːzl̩]

/[ɡəˈfaːzl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gefasel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,525 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#61,525
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unsinniges, irrelevantes oder nerviges Gerede

Key facts for Gefasel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefasel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfaːzl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gefasel” 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). Gefasel lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gefasel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈfaːzl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,525 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unsinniges, irrelevantes oder nerviges Gerede".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gefasel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gefasel, spelled G-E-F-A-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    unsinniges, irrelevantes oder nerviges Gerede

Synonyms

FaseleiGelaberGeschwafelGeschwätzGeseierGesumseGewäschSchwafeleiWischiwaschi

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 "Gefasel"?
"Gefasel" is spelled G-E-F-A-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfaːzl̩].
What does "Gefasel" mean?
As a noun, "Gefasel" means: unsinniges, irrelevantes oder nerviges Gerede
How do you pronounce "Gefasel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefasel" is [ɡəˈfaːzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefasel" come from?
"Gefasel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Gefasel”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-F-A-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈfaːzl̩] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list