Geheul

[ɡəˈhɔɪ̯l]

/[ɡəˈhɔɪ̯l]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geheul” is uncommon German (frequency #91,642 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,642
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intensives, durchdringendes Geräusch

Corpus desk

Index DE-geheul · Geheul · German

Geheul · rank #91,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,642
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegenreaktion

Nearest frequency peer: Gegenreaktion (-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 „Geheul“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geheul
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeheul
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhɔɪ̯l]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,642
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geheul“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gegenreaktion“ (#91,641), „gehobelt“ (#91,643), „Gegenoffensive“ (#91,640). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geheul“ bei #91,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geheul is uncommon German at frequency #91,642 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Geheul in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Geheul, spelled G-E-H-E-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    intensives, durchdringendes Geräusch
  2. 2
    lautstarkes Jaulen, Schreien oder Weinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Geheul der Sirene durchschnitt die Höhenluft, und die kleine Festversammlung auf dem Dorfplatz hörte mit gemischten Gefühlen zu.“
  2. „Jetzt aber, in dem Erdbeben, in dem Geheul der Fliegersirenen, in dem Gejammer der flüchtenden Herden, wünsche ich mir das gewöhnliche Leben herbei wie Brot und Wasser.“

Synonyms

Heulen

This word in other languages

howling(English)alarido(Español)hurlement(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 "Geheul"?
"Geheul" is spelled G-E-H-E-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯l].
What does "Geheul" mean?
As a noun, "Geheul" means: intensives, durchdringendes Geräusch
How do you pronounce "Geheul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geheul" is [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geheul" come from?
"Geheul" 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 "Geheul", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gedeih#91,636Foyers#91,608fortis#91,606Folsom#91,599

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list