geistesgegenwärtig
[ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪç]
The verdict
“geistesgegenwärtig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer bestimmten Situation zügig, angemessen handelnd
Corpus desk
Index DE-geistesgegenwartig · geistesgegenwärtig · German
geistesgegenwärtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geistesgegenwärtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪç] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geistesgegenwärtig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geistesgegenwärtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einer bestimmten Situation zügig, angemessen handelnd".
No misspelling variants are generated for geistesgegenwärtig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 geistesgegenwärtig, spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-S-G-E-G-E-N-W-Ä-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1in einer bestimmten Situation zügig, angemessen handelnd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geistesgegenwärtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein an der Isar sitzendes Paar gerät plötzlich in die Strömung, doch in der Nähe trainiert ein Slackliner, der geistesgegenwärtig ein Rettungsseil arrangiert.“
„Eine geistesgegenwärtige Autofahrerin hat am Dienstag ein Unglück an einem Bahnübergang in der Nähe von Hamm knapp verhindert: Die 27-Jährige rangierte ihren Wagen, der zwischen zwei geschlossenen Schranken auf einem Bahnübergang festsaß, kurz entschlossen auf einen angrenzenden Grünstreifen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.