Gehöft

[ɡəˈhœft]

/[ɡəˈhœft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gehöft” is uncommon German (frequency #52,875 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,875
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alte Bezeichnung für Bauernhof

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehoft · Gehöft · German

Gehöft · rank #52,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,875
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geheimpolizei

Nearest frequency peer: Geheimpolizei (-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 „Gehöft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gehöft
PropertyValue
HeadwordGehöft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhœft]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gehöft“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gehöftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geheimpolizei“ (#52,874), „geisteskranken“ (#52,876), „geheimnisvolles“ (#52,873). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gehöft“ bei #52,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gehöft is uncommon German at frequency #52,875 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈhœft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alte Bezeichnung für Bauernhof".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gehöft, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gehöft, spelled G-E-H-Ö-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    alte Bezeichnung für Bauernhof

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zum Gehöft gehören mehrere Häuser.
  2. „Er hatte keinen Blick mehr für die Gehöfte zu beiden Seiten der Dorfstraße, für die mit Stroh gedeckten Stallungen, die Lindenbäume, die in unregelmäßigen Abständen den Weg säumten.“

Synonyms

Bauernhof

This word in other languages

farm(English)caserío(Español)ferme(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 "Gehöft"?
"Gehöft" is spelled G-E-H-Ö-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhœft].
What does "Gehöft" mean?
As a noun, "Gehöft" means: alte Bezeichnung für Bauernhof
How do you pronounce "Gehöft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gehöft" is [ɡəˈhœft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gehöft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Garaus#52,868flehte#52,847Flamen#52,846feurig#52,839

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list