Geheimgesellschaft
[ɡəˈhaɪ̯mɡəzɛlʃaft]
The verdict
“Geheimgesellschaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund
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Index DE-geheimgesellschaft · Geheimgesellschaft · German
Geheimgesellschaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geheimgesellschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mɡəzɛlʃaft] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geheimgesellschaft“ im Deutschen
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Geheimgesellschaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mɡəzɛlʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Geheimgesellschaft, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geheimgesellschaft, spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Organisation oder auch Vereinigung mit einem konspirativen Hintergrund
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geheimgesellschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Geheimgesellschaften „[…] bilden ein Sammelbecken verschiedener gemeinsamer Interessen, die von aufklärerischen, politischen, ökonomischen, spirituellen, religiösen, mystizierenden, okkultistischen oder esoterischen Zielen motiviert sein können.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.