Geheimbund

[ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌbʊnt]

/[ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌbʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geheimbund” is uncommon German (frequency #69,254 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,254
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund

Corpus desk

Index DE-geheimbund · Geheimbund · German

Geheimbund · rank #69,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,254
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gegrillte

Nearest frequency peer: gegrillte (-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 „Geheimbund“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geheimbund
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeheimbund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌbʊnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geheimbund“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geheimbundfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gegrillte“ (#69,253), „Gegenkandidat“ (#69,252), „Gehöfte“ (#69,256). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geheimbund“ bei #69,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geheimbund is uncommon German at frequency #69,254 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌbʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Geheimbund in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geheimbund, spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-B-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mein Bruder gehört einem Geheimbund an.

Synonyms

Geheimgesellschaft

This word in other languages

secret society(English)société secrète(Français)

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 "Geheimbund"?
"Geheimbund" is spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-B-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌbʊnt].
What does "Geheimbund" mean?
As a noun, "Geheimbund" means: Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund
How do you pronounce "Geheimbund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geheimbund" is [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌbʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geheimbund" come from?
"Geheimbund" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gasthauses#69,249Geographen#69,264förmlichen#69,242fundierter#69,238

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list