Geiern

[ˈɡaɪ̯ɐn]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯ɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geiern” is uncommon German (frequency #78,017 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,017
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geier

Corpus desk

Index DE-geiern · Geiern · German

Geiern · rank #78,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,017
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gehörgang

Nearest frequency peer: Gehörgang (-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 „Geiern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geiern
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeiern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯ɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geiern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gehörgang“ (#78,016), „gehegten“ (#78,015), „gejuckt“ (#78,019). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geiern“ bei #78,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geiern is uncommon German at frequency #78,017 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geier".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Geiern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geiern, spelled G-E-I-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geier

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 "Geiern"?
"Geiern" is spelled G-E-I-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯ɐn].
What does "Geiern" mean?
As a noun, "Geiern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geier
How do you pronounce "Geiern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geiern" is [ˈɡaɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geiern" come from?
"Geiern" 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 "Geiern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Geläut#78,027füllst#77,994Fänger#77,992Gewirr#78,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list