Gefreiter
[ɡəˈfʁaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Gefreiter” is uncommon German (frequency #76,813 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,813
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mannschaftsdienstgrad
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefreiter · Gefreiter · German
Gefreiter · rank #76,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,813
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gefolgsmann
Nearest frequency peer: Gefolgsmann (-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 „Gefreiter“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- gebunkert
gebunkert
23,192 corpus weight
- gebückt
gebückt
23,191 corpus weight
- Geflüchteter
Geflüchteter
23,190 corpus weight
- Gefolgsmann
Gefolgsmann
23,189 corpus weight
- Gefreiter
Gefreiter
23,188 corpus weight
- gegenläufige
gegenläufige
23,185 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gefreiter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gefreiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfʁaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gefreiter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gefreiter is uncommon German at frequency #76,813 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfʁaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gefreiter, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gefreiter, spelled G-E-F-R-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mannschaftsdienstgrad
- 2Mannschaftsdienstgrad
- 3Mannschaftsdienstgrad
- 4Mannschaftsdienstgrad
- 5Mannschaftsdienstgrad
- 6Soldat im Range eines Gefreiten, im weiteren Sinne alle Soldaten zwischen dem Gefreiten und dem Oberstabsgefreiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gefreiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach Ableisten der allgemeinen Grundausbildung bei der Bundeswehr konnte er sich endlich Gefreiter nennen.
Der Gefreite der Wehrmacht entsprach dem SS-Sturmmann bei der Waffen-SS.
Synonyms
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.
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