Geisterdorf
German, noun[ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌdɔʁf]
Geisterdorf is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-R-D-O-R-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 60 million words in written German, the 476,489th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geisterdorf is a German neuter noun meaning “ghost village” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von seinen Bewohnern aufgegebenes (geisterhaft wirkendes) Dorf”.
What does Geisterdorf mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterghost village
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von seinen Bewohnern aufgegebenes (geisterhaft wirkendes) Dorf
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Geisterdorf
- Geisterdorfs genitive
- Geisterdorfes genitive
- Geisterdörfer plural
- Geisterdorfe dative singular
- Geisterdörfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geisterdorf?
- [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌdɔʁf]
- [-ˌdɔɐ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geisterdorf in German?
Geisterdorf appears about once in every 60 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).