Geisterstadt
German, noun/ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃtat/
Geisterstadt is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-R-S-T-A-D-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geisterstadt is a German feminine noun meaning “ghost town” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von ihren Bewohnern aufgegebene (geisterhaft wirkende) Stadt”.
What does Geisterstadt mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineghost town
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von ihren Bewohnern aufgegebene (geisterhaft wirkende) Stadt
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 Geisterstadt
- Geisterstädte plural
- Geisterstädten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geisterstadt?
- /ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃtat/
- [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃtat]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geisterstadt in German?
Geisterstadt appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).