Geissen
[ˈɡaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“Geissen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,612 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,612
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
Corpus desk
Index DE-geissen · Geissen · German
Geissen · rank #95,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,612
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gehäusen
Nearest frequency peer: Gehäusen (-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 „Geissen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Gehirntumor
Gehirntumor
4,392 corpus weight
- Gehren
Gehren
4,391 corpus weight
- Gehäusen
Gehäusen
4,390 corpus weight
- Geissen
Geissen
4,389 corpus weight
- Geisterstun…
Geisterstunde
4,388 corpus weight
- geknutscht
geknutscht
4,387 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geissen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geissen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geissen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geissen is uncommon German at frequency #95,612 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".
Geissen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geissen, spelled G-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geissen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frau Geissen ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
Herr Geissen wollte uns kein Interview geben.
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.
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