Geigerin

[ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geigerin” is uncommon German (frequency #56,148 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,148
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die (professionell) Geige spielt

Key facts for Geigerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeigerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geigerin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Geigerin lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geigerin is uncommon German at frequency #56,148 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die (professionell) Geige spielt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Geigerin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geigerin, spelled G-E-I-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die (professionell) Geige spielt

Synonyms

GeigenspielerinViolinistin

This word in other languages

violinista(Español)violoniste(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 "Geigerin"?
"Geigerin" is spelled G-E-I-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn].
What does "Geigerin" mean?
As a noun, "Geigerin" means: weibliche Person, die (professionell) Geige spielt
How do you pronounce "Geigerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geigerin" is [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geigerin" come from?
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Using “Geigerin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-I-G-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡəʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list