Geiser

[ˈɡaɪ̯zɐ]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯zɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geiser” is uncommon German (frequency #80,404 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,404
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt

Corpus desk

Index DE-geiser · Geiser · German

Geiser · rank #80,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,404
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geilem

Nearest frequency peer: geilem (-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 „Geiser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geiser
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeiser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯zɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geiser“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geilem“ (#80,403), „geladener“ (#80,405), „gegründetes“ (#80,402). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geiser“ bei #80,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geiser is uncommon German at frequency #80,404 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt".

Geiser has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geiser, spelled G-E-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt

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 "Geiser"?
"Geiser" is spelled G-E-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯zɐ].
What does "Geiser" mean?
As a noun, "Geiser" means: eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt
How do you pronounce "Geiser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geiser" is [ˈɡaɪ̯zɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geiser" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geiser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

geilem#80,403Gebräu#80,395Geraer#80,414furios#80,384

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list