Gegensprechanlage
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʃpʁɛçˌʔanlaːɡə]
The verdict
“Gegensprechanlage” is uncommon German (frequency #99,853 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,853
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kabelgebundene Einrichtung, die gleichzeitiges Sprechen zwischen zwei oder mehreren Endstellen ermöglicht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gegensprechanlage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʃpʁɛçˌʔanlaːɡə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #99,853 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gegensprechanlage” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gegensprechanlage is uncommon German at frequency #99,853 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʃpʁɛçˌʔanlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kabelgebundene Einrichtung, die gleichzeitiges Sprechen zwischen zwei oder mehreren Endstellen ermöglicht".
Gegensprechanlage has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gegensprechanlage, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-P-R-E-C-H-A-N-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1kabelgebundene Einrichtung, die gleichzeitiges Sprechen zwischen zwei oder mehreren Endstellen ermöglicht
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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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- The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-S-P-R-E-C-H-A-N-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.