Geifer
[ˈɡaɪ̯fɐ]
The verdict
“Geifer” 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) - herausfließender Speichel
Corpus desk
Index DE-geifer · Geifer · German
Geifer · 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 | Geifer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯fɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geifer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geifer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Geifer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geifer, spelled G-E-I-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1herausfließender Speichel
- 2in bösen Worten ausgedrückte Wut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geifer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dies Untier hatte drei Hundsköpfe mit gräßlichen Rachen, aus denen unaufhörlich giftiger Geifer träufte, ein Drachenschwanz hing ihm vom Leibe herunter, und das Haar der Köpfe und des Rückens bildeten zischende, geringelte Schlangen.
„Speichel bahnte sich den Weg zwischen den Zähnen, ein Strom weißen Geifers.“
This word in other languages
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.