Geißel
[ˈɡaɪ̯sl̩]
The verdict
“Geißel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peitsche, Stab mit Riemen oder Schnüren zur Züchtigung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gei-el · Geißel · German
Geißel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Geißel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯sl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geißel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geißel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Geißel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Geißel, spelled G-E-I-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Peitsche, Stab mit Riemen oder Schnüren zur Züchtigung
- 2fadenförmige Fortbewegungshilfen von Kleinstlebewesen
- 3etwas, das die Lebensgrundlage erheblich beeinträchtigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geißel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Selbstkasteiung verwenden sie Geißeln.
Mit Geißeln können Flagellaten (= Geißeltierchen) sich weiterbewegen.
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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.