gefräßig
[ɡəˈfʁɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“gefräßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist grundlos) sehr viel Nahrung zu sich nehmend; gierig nach Essen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefra-ig · gefräßig · German
gefräßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gefräßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfʁɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gefräßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gefräßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈfʁɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist grundlos) sehr viel Nahrung zu sich nehmend; gierig nach Essen".
gefräßig has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gefräßig, spelled G-E-F-R-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1(meist grundlos) sehr viel Nahrung zu sich nehmend; gierig nach Essen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gefräßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Landwirte fürchten gefräßige Insekten – und sprühen daher oft Pestizide auf den Acker.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.