geifern
[ˈɡaɪ̯fɐn]
The verdict
“geifern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speichel aus dem Mund fließen lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-geifern · geifern · German
geifern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | geifern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯fɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geifern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geifern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯fɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for geifern in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geifern, spelled G-E-I-F-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Speichel aus dem Mund fließen lassen
- 2gehässige Worte ausstoßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geifern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Pferd geifert nach der Anstrengung.
Aus lauter Wut geifert er gegen jeden.
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.