gefriert

[ɡəˈfʁiːɐ̯t]

/[ɡəˈfʁiːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“gefriert” is uncommon German (frequency #65,257 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,257
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefriert · gefriert · German

gefriert · rank #65,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,257
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geflasht

Nearest frequency peer: geflasht (-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 „gefriert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gefriert
PropertyValue
Headwordgefriert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈfʁiːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gefriert“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geflasht“ (#65,256), „gefunkt“ (#65,258), „gefesselten“ (#65,255). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefriert“ bei #65,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gefriert is uncommon German at frequency #65,257 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈfʁiːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gefriert, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gefriert, spelled G-E-F-R-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefrieren
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefrieren
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefrieren

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 "gefriert"?
"gefriert" is spelled G-E-F-R-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfʁiːɐ̯t].
What does "gefriert" mean?
As a verb, "gefriert" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gefrieren
How do you pronounce "gefriert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefriert" is [ɡəˈfʁiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefriert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

geflasht#65,256gefällst#65,259Ganzheit#65,244Gemurmel#65,270

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list