gehässig

[ɡəˈhɛsɪç]

/[ɡəˈhɛsɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehässig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,147 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#56,147
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand anderem Übles wünschend

Key facts for gehässig
PropertyValue
Headwordgehässig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhɛsɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gehässig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gehässig lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gehässig is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈhɛsɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,147 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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?
"gehässig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “gehässig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-H-Ä-S-S-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈhɛsɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list