gehässig

[ɡəˈhɛsɪç]

/[ɡəˈhɛsɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehässig” is uncommon German (frequency #56,147 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,147
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand anderem Übles wünschend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehassig · gehässig · German

gehässig · rank #56,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,147
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geheule

Nearest frequency peer: Geheule (-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 „gehässig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gehässig
PropertyValue
Headwordgehässig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhɛsɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gehässig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gehässigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geheule“ (#56,146), „Geigerin“ (#56,148), „Geheimtipps“ (#56,145). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehässig“ bei #56,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gehässig is uncommon German at frequency #56,147 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈhɛsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand anderem Übles wünschend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gehässig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 gehässig, spelled G-E-H-Ä-S-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand anderem Übles wünschend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gehässig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit einer gehässigen Bemerkung zeigte er allen seine negative Einstellung.

Antonyms

nettfreundlichgroßzügiglieb

This word in other languages

malicious(English)odioso(Español)

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 "gehässig"?
"gehässig" is spelled G-E-H-Ä-S-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɛsɪç].
What does "gehässig" mean?
As an adjective, "gehässig" means: jemand anderem Übles wünschend
How do you pronounce "gehässig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehässig" is [ɡəˈhɛsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehässig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Geigerin#56,148Geizhals#56,150gemolken#56,155Georgier#56,159

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list